Turn off this Pixel feature now - it could be leaking your background audio

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• A new bug is affecting some older Pixel phones.
• The bug sends background audio to a caller leaving a message.
• You can turn off Take A Message for now.

If you have a Pixel phone, there's a new bug you'll want to be aware of -- partly because it might be sending your private audio to other people, and partly because you can turn off the affected feature. 

Last fall, Google debuted a new feature called Take A Message for every Pixel phone from the model 4 onward. The feature functions mostly like voicemail. When you miss or decline a call, the caller is prompted to leave a message, and you'll see a transcript of what they said in your call history along with a play button to hear the actual ...