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January 2024 Pixel Feature Drop has been released!

In addition to the new Minty Fresh color for the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro, Google also released a few new features for their devices:

• Measure your body temperature with the Pixel 8 Pro
In the Thermometer app, you can now scan your forehead with your Pixel 8 Pro to accurately measure body temperature. You can also save the results to your Fitbit profile.

• New "Circle to Search" feature for Pixel 8 and 8 Pro.
With a long press the Pixel home button or navigation bar, you can scan the screen and circle, highlight,scribble or tap what you see to get more information from Search, right where you are, without switching between apps. And with multisearch’s latest AI-powered upgrades, you can ask a more complex question about an image you’re searching.

• Magic Compose for Google Messages
Use Google's generative AI technology to rewrite a drafted message in different styles with Magic Compose. (Pixel 6 and newer). And on the Pixel 8 Pro with Gemini Nano, all of this will happen right on the device.

• Photomoji in Google Messages
Photo Moji lets you turn your favorite photos into a reaction using Google's AI on your device.

• "Nearby Share" will soon be renamed "Quick share".

• Audio Switch expands to Pixel Watch
Pixel Buds Pro automatically connect when you move between paired devices — so there’s no need to switch them manually. Now, you can switch your Pixel Buds Pro from your Pixel Watch to any number of Pixel 5a and newer phones or Pixel Tablet, and get helpful notifications about where your audio is switching to.

Almost all of these features are distributed through apps and don't require a system update.

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Google has officially unveiled a new colorway for the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro "Minty Fresh".

The Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro are now available in a new, eye-catching mint color. You can purchase them from the Google Store or Google Fi Wireless. However, they are only available in one 128GB storage capacity option.

• Pixel 8 : $699
• Pixel 8 Pro : $999

Matching color official cases went on sale back in October.

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Android 14 QPR2 Beta 3.1 known issues:

• A native crash issue in /system/bin/surfaceflinger sometimes causes devices to reboot unexpectedly.
• A system connectivity issue sometimes causes both outgoing and incoming calls to fail to connect.
• For foldable or tablet devices, the UI navigation handle that allows a user to access the taskbar after launching an app sometimes renders too dark or too light (depending on the system theme), making it difficult to see and interact with.
• An issue with the system UI sometimes causes app icons to display in the wrong locations after setting up the device.

*No need to report

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Android 14 QPR2 Beta 3.1 bugfix is out

Fixed issues:

• Issue that prevented overlays such as the Game Dashboard from opening while the device was in landscape mode.
• Device sometimes failed to unlock if always-on display mode was enabled and the user tried to use their fingerprint to unlock the device.
• Height of the Quick Settings dialog that lists Bluetooth devices sometimes expanded unexpectedly.
• Issue where the default search engine for the device would sometimes be set to the wrong provider after restoring device data from a cloud backup.
• Display area of Quick Settings didn't update correctly after changing the system display size in accessibility settings.
• Issue that sometimes caused degraded audio quality when making calls or recording using the microphone.
• Issue that sometimes prevented a user from changing device keyboard settings.
• Issue that caused some translations to be missing for various languages.
• Work profile icons were not shown for work apps when the work profile was paused.
• Issue that caused some shaders to render incorrectly.
• Issue where icons sometimes scaled incorrectly when entering picture-in-picture mode while the device was rotated.
• Issue for foldable devices where the launcher was sometimes empty if the device was locked while unfolded and then unlocked after the device was folded.
• Issue for foldable devices where, after folding or unfolding the device and then launching a pair of apps that were already open in split-screen mode, the app divider stopped responding to touch controls.
• Issue for foldable devices where the screen sometimes flickered when unfolding the device.
• Issue for tablet devices that sometimes caused a gray screen to briefly flash when dismissing some on screen activities.
• Issue for tablet devices that caused the touch targets for taskbar icons and navigation buttons to be smaller than usual.

Build number: AP11.231215.007 → AP11.231215.009
Security Patch: January 2024

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Pixel 9 (*Pro) renders have been leaked online!

Following the Pixel 9 Pro, insider OnLeaks (via 91Mobiles) has shared renders of the vanilla Pixel 9. The device will feature a 6.1-inch display with dimensions of 152.8 x 71.9 x 8.5mm (12.0mm including the camera unit).

The Pixel 9 will also get flat edges and an updated camera unit. The SIM tray will also be moved to the bottom edge to the right of the Type-C port.

But most notably, for the first time, the vanilla Pixel 9 will get 3 rear camera modules, including a telephoto lens. And it will also feature a temperature sensor like the Pixel 9 Pro (if of course it's still a temperature sensor)

*UPD (27/03/2024): It became known that the model will likely be called the Pixel 9 Pro, and it will also have a larger XL variant.

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Official render of the new Pixel 8 Pro's new "Minty Fresh" color has been leaked

Evan Blass (evleaks) posted on X/Twitter an official render of the new Pixel 8 Pro in the "Minty Fresh" color that Google hinted at 5 days ago. Its official sales will start on January 25, but we can already get a preview of what it will look like.

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Pixel 8a retail box photos have leaked online

Back in September, we already saw live images of the device in blue, followed by renders and approximate dimensions. Now, a Vietnam-based Facebook group for Pixel devices has posted box images confirming one of the device's colors.

The box shows a recommendation to use a charging unit with a maximum power of 27W, which is equivalent to the specs of the Pixel 8.

Model: G6GPR

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Pixel 9 Pro (*XL) renders have been leaked online!

Insider OnLeaks in collaboration with MySmartPrice has shared the first renders of Google's next flagship Pixel 9 Pro. According to their source, the smartphone will come with a flat 6.5-inch display versus the 6.7 in the 8 Pro. The dimensions of the upcoming Pixel 9 Pro will be 162.7 x 76.6 x 8.5mm, (12.0mm including the camera unit).

The Pixel 9 Pro will also get flat edges, with power and volume buttons on the right side, while the SIM tray will move to the bottom edge to the right of the Type-C port. The top edge will house the mmWave antenna and microphone.

Finally, Google will also update the design of the camera unit, now resembling the design that was applied to the Pixel Fold. MySmartPrice believe that the main camera module could be equipped with a variable aperture, as evidenced by its size.

*UPD (27/03/2024): It became known that the model is likely to be called Pixel 9 Pro XL.

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