Anyone can join through TestFlight, Apple’s app for trying apps before they launch: open our public beta link on your iPhone and follow the steps.
The app does two things. It puts Telephonist one tap away, and it gives you Telephonist ID: proof that a real, verified person stands behind the calls Telephonist makes for you.
Talk to Telephonist
One press of your Action Button and you’re on a voice call with Telephonist. Tell it about your business and it’ll help you set up your own AI telephonist. You can also ask it anything about how Telephonist works.
To set it up on an iPhone 15 Pro or later, go to Settings, then Action Button, swipe to Controls and choose Talk to Telephonist. No Action Button? Swipe down for Control Centre, tap +, then Add a Control, and choose Talk to Telephonist. Siri, Shortcuts and the button in the app start a call too.
While you talk, the call stays on screen as a Live Activity, with a timer, mute and end, in the Dynamic Island on iPhones that have one.
Your Telephonist ID
The app can also prove who you are. Hold your passport to your iPhone and the app reads its chip, which the issuing country signed. Then a short face check makes sure a live face is in front of the camera and compares it with the photo from the chip.
The face check and the comparison happen on your iPhone. Your face and your passport photo never leave it. When both checks pass, the app issues your Telephonist ID card, and the calls Telephonist makes for you can carry Proof of Identity. A business that checks one of those calls sees the proof, never your passport details.
Already using Telephonist on the web? Start at telephonist.ai/verify and the app finishes the check for that account.
What the beta means
- Free to join: anyone with an iPhone on iOS 18 or later can join from the link.
- iPhone only, for now: not on an iPhone? Talk to Telephonist with the voice orb on our homepage.
- It will change: new builds arrive through TestFlight as we improve the app.
- Tell us what you think: use the feedback button in TestFlight, or email hello@telephonist.ai.
What’s next
Next, you’ll be able to sign in to the app, so the Action Button reaches your own Telephonist, the one that answers your business’s calls.