Alongside the Android 15 update, Google is rolling out a bevy of new Pixel-exclusive features as part of its latest Pixel Drop release.
New features for Pixel phones in the October '24 Pixel Drop
Feature | Pixel 9 Pro Fold | Pixel 9 Pro XL | Pixel 9 Pro | Pixel 9 | Pixel 8 Pro | Pixel 8 | Pixel 8a | Pixel Fold | Pixel 7 Pro | Pixel 7 | Pixel 7a | Pixel 6 Pro | Pixel 6 | Pixel 6a |
Night Sight for Instagram | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Underwater Photography & Video | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||
Audio Magic Eraser | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
Astrophotography | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Object Temperature Sensor | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||
Pollen Data Block | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Pixel Weather App | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Next Gen Call Screen | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Widget Discovery | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Adaptive Vibration | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Gemini Extensions for Pixel Screenshots | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||
Notification Dismissals | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Cast to nearby devices | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
New features for Pixel watches in the October '24 Pixel Drop
Feature | Pixel Watch 3 | Pixel Watch 2 | Pixel Watch |
Contacts App upgrade | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Emoji email reactions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Loss of Pulse Detection | ✓ |
Features to drop for my Pixel. Not the apps I don’t use.
Also this:
Updates to the actual operating system itself.