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2271
No because the expression "viennent de" + infinitive (or any other conjugation of "venir de") means "just". It is an indication that the action of the infinitive has occurred only recently. It is called the "near past" or "recent past". It works much like "near future". You can read the Tips & Notes online or open this page in a browser: https://www.thoughtco.com/french-recent-grammar-and-pronunciation-glossary-1369062
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British English prefers "My parents have just called". We would understand "My parents just called" as "They called - they did not do anything else".
2271
In situations where there are different possible interpretations, we look at what is most likely to be understood. Of course, you may say "...have just called" and that is acceptable. But the expression "Honey, my parents just called" would be understood that they called a little while ago, not that they only called and did not do anything else.
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Going to would be "vont appeller". The excercise example is past tense. Something that happened recently. Literally it would translate to something like my parents come from calling.
2271
This roll-out of a new version has more than the usual issues. Not the least of which is the lag time in corrections being made live. Of course your answer is correct (and you know that it is). So in the meantime, we need to be patient while the owl struggles to keep up.
2271
I doubt that it is your phone. The female audio has its issues but there is nothing to be done about it except wait for Duolingo to replace it. Five years and counting.......