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June 6, 2022 By Johanna Romero Leave a Comment

It’s that time again, Team Pixel! Google’s latest Pixel drop has begun rolling out today, bringing a nice selection of helpful features as well as some fun and unexpected ones. The update will apply to Pixel 4 through Pixel 6 and 6 Pro devices. Here’s everything that was announced:

Here’s one feature I didn’t know I needed. In collaboration with teenage engineering, a Swedish consumer electronic and synthesizer company, Google has developed and launched the “pocket operator for Pixel” app. The app lets you record or import a video and turn it into a musical masterpiece by layering sounds, adding visual effects, and creating patterns and beats. Once you mix it all together, the result can be shared with your friends. Unfortunately, the app is only available for the Pixel 5 and newer Pixels. However, it is available to install right now from the Google Play Store.

Depending on where you are located, and as long as you have access to a digital version of your COVID-19 vaccine card, you will now be able to take a screenshot of it, which will prompt you to set up quick access to it by adding a shortcut to your home screen. This information will be stored locally, so you will need to manually save it every time if you want it on more than one device. To check which countries and healthcare providers are supported, check out g.co/help/covidcard.

The Pixel “At a Glance” widget is getting some very much-needed love with three new features, some of which had been rumored for some time, which are:

Google collaborated with illustrator Yann Bastard to create three new wallpapers to celebrate Pride Month. You will find these wallpapers in the Curated Culture collection and feature designs with brightly colored big and bold shapes.

Google is expanding Conversation Mode in the Sound Amplifier app, first available as an early tester beta on Pixels, to the Pixel 3 and newer. This feature will be a game-changer for people with hearing loss who need help canceling out some background noise when having a conversation. It works by having the user focus the camera on the person they want to talk to. Then it uses a deep learning model to separate audio and video signals to isolate and amplify speech.

This technology will also help with Google Meet calls, which will now have better audio quality and noise reduction. Google mentioned that this would be available to all Pixel users, not just workplace accounts.

I think my favorite update for this month is the new At-a-Glance widgets. I have been waiting a while for a feature like this to be released, and I am so happy it’s finally here. However, remember that even though the feature drop has started rolling out today, as with all Google updates, it may take a few days for the staged rollout to reach your phone.

Filed Under: New & Upcoming Features, Pixel, Uncategorized, Updates Tagged With: pixel, pixel feature drop, pixel phone, video

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