Googlehas released itsDecember Pixel Feature Dropjust in time for the holidays.
The update is Google’s first significant update toAndroid 15and brings improvements to its slate of devices, including Pixel phones, Pixel Watches, and the Pixel tablet. While this update includes several functionality improvements for thePixel 9 series, there are some goodies for older Pixel phones, too.
“The latest Pixel Drop brings more intelligent, helpful and intuitive features to your devices, with new ways to use Gemini, camera improvements and security updates. Better yet, it brings some favorite features to more countries,” Google said in apress release.
Thanks to this new extension, Gemini is one step closer to totally replacing Google Assistant
The new Utilities extension is rolling out for Gemini, giving the AI chatbot has gained way more functionality.
What’s new in the December Feature Drop?
New Gemini extensions, call screening options, and more
Starting with Call Screen on the Pixel 9 series, the feature will now offer “contextual easy to tap replies” powered by Gemini Nano, which readily responds to unknown callers without talking to them yourself. If you have a Pixel 6 and up, you can now view the live transcript of a screened conversation to help you decide if you need to pick it up or not. Turning pages to the recorder app, it now has a new “Clear Voice” option that reduces background noise in voice recordings on the Pixel 9 series.
The Screenshots app for Pixel 9 users has received quite a few updates, too. It now allows you to save anything you find using Circle to Search to your Pixel Screenshots. Additionally, you can add screenshots of credit cards, tickets, and boarding passes to your Google Wallet using the Pixel Screenshot app. If you’re an avid Instagram user, you’ll be pleased to hear the built-in camera on the app will now let you capture Ultra HDR photos on the Pixel 9 series.
Turning to Gemini, the Messages, Phone,Spotify, andUtilities extensionsare rolling with this update. These extensions will be available on the Pixel 6 and newer. If you have a Pixel tablet, you’ll be happy to hear that it’s getting lock screen widgets and access to VPN by Google. you may check out more features coming with this update onGoogle’s blog.
Your Pixel phone can now tell you how hot it is
Google has released an update for the Pixel Troubleshooting app that lets you check the device’s temperature.
