Pixel 6 customers are reportedly experiencing a brand new calling bug that mechanically locations telephone calls to random customers of their contact lists. Reports counsel that Google Assistant could also be in charge for this challenge being confronted by early adopters and a brief repair can be out there for stopping these unauthorised auto calls. Users are calling this phenomenon ghost calling or phantom calling. Google can be conscious of this challenge and has mentioned that it’s engaged on a repair. The challenge apparently happens attributable to Google Assistant mishearing sounds just like the set off phrase ‘Hey Google’ combined with mishandling of audio that misinterprets a command to call someone.

A user on Reddit reports of this ghost calling issue on the Pixel 6 detailing that the phone had dialled ‘a friend that I never called before’ early in the morning without any intimation. The other time it happened in the night while the user was reading a book and there was complete silence in the room. The Pixel 6 was reported to be facing down and the user became aware when the call-in-progress tone was heard. The phone is said to have phantom called the user’s friend in Europe.

9to5Google even shared a video wherein Google Assistant spontaneously makes a call on the Pixel 6 without any trigger command. Most users who report of the phantom calling issue say that the ‘Hey Google’ hot word was never said and no request was made to call any contact.

This issue is reportedly fixable with a reboot, albeit a temporary one. If you want to stop Google Assistant from placing any unexpected calls while the phone is locked, users can disable ‘Assistant responses on lock screen’ in Settings. Head to Settings > Google Assistant > Lock Screen > Assistant responses on the lock screen. As mentioned, Google confirmed to 9to5Google that it is aware of the issue and is working on a fix. This issue is likely to be resolved with an upcoming update.