When you create a calling card, you can use it:
To personalise calls with a full-screen image.
For incoming calls when your phone is locked.
When you make an outgoing call.
As the contact photo or as a separate image.
Share your full-screen image with other people.
Important: This feature requires:
Phone app with version 210 and up
Contacts app 4.73.27 and up
Google Play services version 2025.42 and up
Important: To set up your own calling card or find calling cards shared by others, on your device, sign in to a Google Account with a verified phone number.
Learn how to manage phone number verification on your device.
On your Android device, open the Phone app .
Tap Settings Calling card.
Under 'Your calling card', tap Create.
On the 'Create your calling card' screen, tap Continue as (your name).
You can pick a font and text colour that you like.
Choose a photo for your calling card:
To pick a Google Photos image: Tap Photos .
To take a photo: Tap Camera .
To choose from your gallery: Tap Gallery .
You can adjust the photo position and scale it.
Tap Next.
On the 'Preview your calling card' screen, review your card.
To choose who can view your calling card, under 'Show calling card to', you can select:
Only your contacts: This is selected by default. Both you and the recipient have each other saved as contacts.
Everyone that you talk to: Only the recipient has saved you as a contact.
This ensures that your image isn't shared with strangers.
Tap Done.
If the call recipient sets up a calling card for you, the system displays their custom calling card instead of the one that you created.
Important: This feature requires:
A Pixel Watch 2 or higher with
Phone by Google app with version 150 and up
Wear OS 4 and up
A Pixel phone with
Phone by Google app with version 210 and up
Android OS 14 and up
To use calling card on Pixel Watch:
A connection between the Pixel watch and the Pixel phone must exist. When you make calls, the calling card displays on the watch if it's available on the connected phone.
On your Android device, open the Phone app .
Tap Settings Calling card Your calling card.
Update your calling card's image, font and text colour.
Tap Done.
On your Android device, open the Phone app .
Tap Settings Calling card Your calling card.
Tap Remove Confirm.
On your Android device, open the Phone app .
Tap Settings Calling card.
Under 'Contact calling card', tap Create.
When they call you, their calling card shows.
On your Android device, open the Phone app .
Tap Get started.
Alternatively, tap Menu Settings Calling card.
To the right of a contact name, tap Add calling card .
Choose a photo from your device:
To pick a Google Photos image: Tap Google Photos .
To take a photo: Tap Camera .
To choose from your gallery: Tap Gallery .
Tip: You can adjust the photo position and scale or add an effect. To add effects, tap Effects .
Tap Next .
To pick font and text colour, tap Font .
Tap Done.
To use the calling card as the contact photo: Tap Adjust picture Set as contact photo.
To keep the existing contact photo: Tap Skip.
Tap Save.
On your Android device, open the Phone app .
Open a contact.
Tap Edit Change Change calling card .
Choose a photo from your device:
To pick a Google Photos image: Tap Google Photos .
To take a photo: Tap Camera .
To choose from your gallery: Tap Gallery .
Tip: You can adjust the photo position and scale or add an effect. To add effects, tap Effects .
Tap Next .
To pick font and text colour, tap Font .
Tap Done.
To use the calling card as the contact photo: Tap Adjust picture Set as contact photo.
To keep the existing contact photo: Tap Skip.
Tap Save.