2021 and later Panasonic cordless phones, except the KX-TGC200/202 and KX-TGF892, have a feature which marks 1-ring or 2-ring calls as scams, and warns the user when they try to call them back.

For the first time since 2019, AT&T has released new models in the CL series: CL82xx8 and CL84xx8!

Most 2013 and later Panasonic cordless phones, with the exception of the KX-TGC series and KX-TGD2xx/5xx/6xx, have a feature which allows the answering system to call a phone number when a new message is recorded, allowing you to be notified of new messages while on the go.

Some 2.4GHz and 5.8GHz Panasonic cordless phones, and most DECT Panasonic cordless phones released in 2015 or later (2006 or later outside North America), have a room/baby monitor feature, which allows you to use a handset/base or outside phone to listen to the sounds of the room where another handset or base is located. There are several versions of the feature. Let's take a look at how to use each one.

When a cordless phone handset is supplying power to the phone's base, you have to make sure the handset isn't picked up off the base or loses connection with the charging contacts in any way. When thinking of concepts for futuristic designer cordless phones, I came up with a clever idea for how this issue can be solved: an electromagnet near the charging contacts.

Sometimes, the base of your cordless phone may break in some way. The only way to replace it, aside from getting a whole new phone set, is to buy one on the used market or a new, seller-reconfigured one that a seller took out of a new set and sold by itself. However, you’ll want to make sure that either the base has the ability to deregister handsets using the base, or that the base doesn’t have the maximum number of handsets registered to it.

One of the important things to do with cordless phones is to keep them charged. How the handset lets you know it’s time to charge depends on the brand and model, and whether it has a display.

The 2024 Panasonic KX-TGU series cordless phones introduce a new button between the soft keys on the handset: the favorites key. This button allows you to quickly access up to 3 of your favorite contacts for easy dialing or seeing the last time they called.

I ordered my 2024 Panasonic KX-TGU432 cordless phone in black on 5/18/24 and it came on 5/20/24. One of the first things I tried was registering the KX-TGUA40 handset to my KX-TGF970 base to see if it supported the base Bluetooth features, and it does! This handset also has key detector support despite the KX-TGU series bases lacking support and the key detector seemingly being discontinued.

Vtech and AT&T have updated several older models with Bluetooth cell phonebook transfer support and others with Bluetooth headset support. On 4/8/24, an FCC ID listing was posted for an updated version of the AT&T CL82xx5, which adds the "granular control" version of Smart Call Blocker and Bluetooth cell phonebook transfer support. Except...

Amazon listings for the Panasonic KX-TGU430 series have now started to appear on Amazon!

Even though the FCC ID listing for the KX-TGU430 series says the manual and other info for this model won’t be available until July 2024, the manual has been published to Panasonic’s manuals database months earlier than expected!

Based on FCC IDs ACJ96NKX-TGU430 and ACJ96NKX-TGUA40 which were listed on fccid.io on 1/24/24, Panasonic is back for 2024 with what appears to be an amplified, senior-friendly cordless phone with call blocking. Easily mistakable for Gigaset's amplified models like the E290A, this model gives us a hint at what Panasonic will be using for model numbers going forward.

I've seen quite a few reviews for cordless phones saying the answering system doesn't work, answers before the set number of rings, says there are no messages even though there are messages, or is full when it's not. If you have one or more of these issues, it's likely because you have voicemail from your phone company and it's taking priority over your answering system. This is one of the reasons why it's very important to understand the difference between an answering system and phone company voicemail.

Have you attempted to use the handset while it's supplying power to the base (available on select models), only to have the handset lose the link to the base? Why does slight movement of the handset placed on the base (e.g. jiggling) affect power backup but not charging?

Panasonic has released the KX-TGD810 series cordless phone, which is the first non-answering system model with Automated Call Block.

Cell2Jack is a cool device which pairs to your cell phone via Bluetooth to allow you to use any landline phone with your cell phone. There are many settings you can change either via the Mac/Windows utility or via dialing codes on the landline phone. There are also 2 lights on the front. Let's take a look at what each code does and what each light color/pattern means.

Panasonic introduced Automated Call Block in 2018, and with it, what I call a "compatibility reset", in which Automated Call Block models don't support non-Automated Call Block handsets and vice versa. There appears to be a KX-TGD810 series on the way, which is going to be a non-answering system version of the 2021 KX-TGD830 series. Best Buy's KX-TGDA83 handset listing also mentions the KX-TGD810 series.

Amazon Vine Voice is a group of Amazon customers who leave positive reviews and are invited to receive newly-released products for free to provide their first impressions, almost like when tech journalists receive new products from Apple or Microsoft. A few of these customers have started to receive the new models for review. The Panasonic KX-TGFA97 in black is also now listed on Amazon.

COVID has led to most people shopping online rather than in stores. Without the physical constraints of store shelves, Panasonic, Vtech, AT&T, and all the other landline phone manufacturers can easily keep older models around without filling up shelves in a store.

The Panasonic KX-TGDA99 Bluetooth handset can pair with up to 4 Bluetooth audio devices, which can be used on not only landline or intercom calls, but also cell calls if you register the handset to a Bluetooth base such as the KX-TGF970 series. While you might think that's pointless, since you could simply pair the audio device to the cell phone directly, there's still a use case for it.

Most new cordless phone features require changes to both the handset and base. This means if you just purchased a new cordless phone and a new model comes out, you'll end up missing out on the new features. But you don't have to!

You might not often think about it, but if your cordless phone has an answering system or any other feature which can automatically place or answer calls, and respond to numbers dialed by callers, it has one or more automated systems. Most people, when they think of automated phone systems, think of phone company voicemail or the automated messages doctor's offices play to their patients when they're called.

Panasonic has made black-with-silver-edges versions of the KX-TGF970 series available on Amazon: KX-TGF973B (3 handsets) and KX-TGF975B (5 handsets). This isn't the first time a model is available in more than one color, but it's uncommon. The KX-TGF940 series has also been released 2 years too late, which is an all-black, non-Bluetooth KX-TGF970 series.

An FCC ID listing for a new Vtech cordless phone was posted on FCCID.io on 3/30/23. Taking a look at the photos and (very rough) manual, we know this listing is for the IS9141 series, which is a 2-line Bluetooth corded/cordless phone with Smart Call Blocker and a color display on the base.