Like last year, the next Pixel Drop will roll out a month earlier in November. Coupled with Android 17 QPR2, this is a pretty significant feature drop for Gemini and other AI capabilities, as well as the Pixel 10 series.
Pixel Watch Drop: create my widget, unlock the phone to the watch and port OS 7.1
Gemini Intelligence arrives at Pixel 10Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL and Pixel 10 Pro Fold. The main functionality is Hiker to automatically remove filler words and format your transcription.
The Pixel 10 series also gets Gemini App Automation to order groceries, rideshare, deliver meals, complete marketplace transactions, and make reservations. Proactive Actions of Gemini let you “send errands directly to your Google Keep list directly from ongoing conversations” and more.
Pixel 11 and 10 get Create my widget. This generative UI feature allows you to create custom home screen objects using natural language. For example, you can create a sports widget or an event countdown. The feature debuted on Googlebooks.
On the Pixel 11, Gemini call screen is an “intelligent, proactive assistant that filters incoming requests on demand.” By replacing the manual call screen, Gemini will speak to callers in a more conversational manner than before.
Meanwhile, the Pixel 10+ now allows Gemini makes calls on your behalf in the United States. Use cases include changing reservations, placing items on hold, and checking inventory. Beta testing began in September.
AI features continue with 10 new custom icon styles. Following the March introduction, Google has improved the experience with Nano Banana for higher quality icons. Available on Pixel 6a+.
Pixel Solver in the Google Calculator app provides custom generative AI models and enables multi-step conversational problem solving using prompts. This is available on the Pixel 11+.
Unit conversion is a “foreground module” that saves you from switching between your browser and the Calculator application. It offers online math, combined units interpretation, and real-time exchange rates on the Pixel 6a+.
On the Pixel 11 Pro, Pro XL and Pro Fold, HiLight now supports Google Messages notifications after being limited to phone calls and Gemini at launch.
Pixel search is now available on Pixel 6 and later to provide a more integrated on-device search experience that spans apps, web, settings, and other personal content. It allows natural language searching from the search bar at the top of the app grid.
Extreme battery charging is now available on the Pixel 10 series.
Following the 2.0 redesign in September, VIP Pixel now supports Live location sharing. This will display real-time information and battery status from Find Hub in the Pixel 6a+’s contact cards and home screen widgets.
Mode of transportation has been upgraded to trigger automatically based on device sensors. This is available on the Pixel 6a+.
International feature expansions today include:
- Notification summaries are now available in Germany, Canada, France, Spain, Italy, India and Taiwan on the Pixel 9+.
- In the same way, Notification Organizer is now available in German and Japanese.
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