The most interesting feature on the Samsung Galaxy S7 may not a better camera, or some new gimmick, but a piece of software that could-change the way you take actual phone calls. The manufacturer announced a plan to integrate smartphone caller ID service Whitepages to-the S7 at the system level, layering public listings on top of user-contacts,-making unknown calls feel-a lot less random. In other words: No more staring a phone lock screen,-trying figure-who’s on the other end-based on the area-code. To minimize the number of-unwanted calls, Whitepages adds a call-checking spam filter. Users can flag and-block calls from telemarketers or-other aggressive calls as spam, which builds a database of unwanted numbers to warn others. When users get a call from a known “spam” number, they will see-a stop sign with an X, with a warning that explains why the number has-been flagged. On the other hand, Whitepages integration adds searchable public listings to your contact search-bar. No more switching to-Chrome for a business listing to grab a number, it’s all “in” your contacts. The search can also draw on geo-based services, such as Yelp, to help local business in a pinch. Related: We played with the-Galaxy S7 at-Mobile World Congress! Obviously, caller ID has been around forever. Whitepages, in fact, already offers this service via an-app available on iOS and Android.-However, integrating it at the system level makes it easier to use and cultivates a larger, more effective database to draw on. The Galaxy S7 will offer Whitepages support 15 in countries as part of the-Samsung integration; Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the U.K., and the United States. The Samsung Galaxy S7 will be available in 11 countries March 11.



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