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TL;DR
- The stock Samsung dialer in One UI 9 now shows calls from other apps.
- Currently, it shows calls made using Meet and WhatsApp.
- Google recently announced plans to include call logs from other apps in Android’s default Phone app.
There seems to be no end in sight to the Android vs. iOS debate, but until recently one way that iPhones have had a clear edge over Android devices is in how they display your call logs. As well as regular phone calls, the iOS Phone app also lists calls made through other apps, be it instant messengers, such as WhatsApp or Telegram, or video calling, such as Meet. Thankfully, Google is now moving in the same direction – and other brands are following suit.
Earlier this month, Google announced that it would start showing VoIP call history within its Phone app, and the feature is set to come to all phones running Android 16 and using Google Phone as the default dialer. But, as it appears, Samsung is already preparing to add it to its dialer as well in the upcoming One UI 9.
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The Samsung Phone app on One UI 9 now shows calls made through other apps, just like it does on the iPhone’s dialer. Based on screenshots shared by sammobileOne UI 9’s Samsung dialer now also displays calls made via Google Meet and WhatsApp.
My colleague Zachary Cave-Dennis confirmed that the option exists on his Galaxy S26 running One UI 9 beta 2.
If you don’t want your phone call records to be intruded by call logs from other apps, go to Settings in the Phone app by tapping the three-dot button, then navigate to Other call settings > Other calling apps. Here you will be able to disable history from other apps including WhatsApp and Meet. At the moment we are not seeing other apps like Telegram, but we can expect Samsung to expand this list in the near future.
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