Google is releasing its second Pixel Drop for September, and it's big news if you need to get in touch with loved ones — or just can't get enough of Hogwarts.The new update for Pixel phones delivers VIP contact updates and a set of Harry Potter themes, among other perks.You now get notification badges that indicate when VIP contacts have sent urgent or unread messages.
And if you routinely reach out to VIPs, refreshed and expanded widgets let you call or text them from your home screen.Close The Harry Potter themes, meanwhile, mark the release of The Full-Cast Audio Editions of the series' audiobooks on Audible.Your icons, sounds, and wallpaper all change to reflect the story of The Boy Who Lived.
You also get a two-month Audible free trial as an incentive to listen.Pixel phones should also be better at spotting scams.Google is offering in-app scam detection in the U.S.
to catch bogus messages in chat apps when using the Gboard keyboard.Detection in Messages, in turn, is expanding to more countries and languages.All of these updates are rolling out starting today, and require a Pixel 6 or newer.
Scam detection isn't available on the Pixel Tablet.Your Pixel Watch just got more useful Especially when your hands are full September Pixel Drop 2 includes a pair of Pixel Watch updates that will help when you're busy.Related 5 Google Pixel features you probably didn’t know about Your Pixel has a few tricks up its sleeve.
Posts 5 By Kabir Jain You can now use a one-handed pinch gesture to open and scroll through your notifications.If you've missed an important alert, you won't need a free hand to see what happened.Raise-to-talk should also work more effectively with improved gestures.
You'll need at least a Pixel Watch 3 for the notification gesture, and a Pixel Watch 4 for the improved raise-to-talk control.
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