The app became available for download on more smartphones earlier this year.
Google Phone is the default calling app on Pixel smartphones and Android One members. This app, along with Google Messages, later appeared on several devices from different manufacturers.
Google Phone is a simple and straightforward dialing application. Some companies, mostly Chinese like Xiaomi and OnePlus, have started shipping their devices to certain regions with Google Phone and Google Messages instead of their own solutions. The search giant has added support for new smartphones so that interested users can download these apps directly from the Google Play store. The app became available for download on more smartphones earlier this year, resulting in over 500 million downloads from Google Play.
The Google Phone user base is growing with Pixel smartphones, Android One devices, some devices from various OEMs, and users who have manually installed them on supported phones.
As other manufacturers choose Google Phone for their devices, it is expected that this application has the potential to surpass 1 billion installs and more.