What is a verified call?

Verified Call checks the person on a video call, before and during it, without joining: it looks at the camera, the face and the computer behind each guest, and shows the host the proof in the call.

The idea is simple. On an ordinary video call you see a face and hear a voice, and you trust that both belong to the person you invited. On a verified call, that is checked, and the check keeps running while you talk.

What a verified call checks

• A real camera. That the video comes from a direct camera, not from camera software that can play a recording, a face swap or an AI avatar into the call.
• The same face. That the face in the call stays the same person's, again and again through the call.
• No hidden helper. That no AI answer tool is running in a window hidden from screen sharing.
• Before and during. A short check before the call, then continuous checks during it, so something switched on halfway is seen too.

Each call gets a fresh check. Nothing is carried over from one call to the next.

What the host sees

A small shield badge next to each person in the call, and a Verified Call panel with the details:

• Verified: the checks passed.
• Needs a look: something showed up, with the proof beside it, such as "Video coming through software, not the camera".
• Can't confirm: the check could not confirm it. This is not an accusation. The host can ask about it on the call.

Results are advice for the host, not a verdict on a person.

What the guest does

1. The guest gets a verification link by email. It opens 10 minutes before the call.
2. They agree on a consent screen and run the Verified Call app. A few quick checks take about five minutes.
3. They join the call as usual.

A guest can decline the check and still join the call. The host sees that they declined.

A verified call is not Google’s Verified Calls

Google's Verified Calls is a phone feature: it shows a business's name, logo and reason for calling on an incoming phone call. A verified call, in the sense used here, is about video calls. It checks the person on the call, not the caller ID of a business.

Verified call or ID check?

An identity check confirms a document, usually once, before or after hiring. A verified call confirms the call: that the person on camera is real, on a real camera, with the same face throughout, and without a hidden helper. Many teams use both. See how to verify a candidate's identity in a video interview.

When teams use verified calls

• Remote job interviews, where hidden AI tools, stand-ins and face swaps now show up. The interview integrity statistics page collects the published numbers.
• Client and sales calls where it matters who is on the other side.
• Remote onboarding and other high-trust one-to-one calls.

How well the checks work

30 of 30

tries found each of 4 hidden AI tools (October 4, 2026)

29 of 29

tries on every way of sending video we tested (September 30, 2026)

99.2%

of 970 sessions with the real person cleared (October 1, 2026)

From our own testing, with 0 of 30 false alarms when no AI tool was open (October 4, 2026), and 20 of 20 live calls read right (October 2, 2026). Every date and condition is on the Research page.

See the test results