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Google’s September Pixel Drop upgrades VIP contacts, scam detection, and Pixel Watch
Android Central • • technology
Key Points:
- Google's September Pixel Drop introduces significant updates for Pixel phones, tablets, and watches, including enhanced home screen features, improved fraud protections, and new smartwatch gestures.
- The Pixel VIPs feature receives a home-screen upgrade, enabling one-tap calls and texts, notification badges for unread or urgent messages, and a floating navigation bar for easy contact switching on Pixel 6 and newer devices.
- Scam Detection expands to more languages and regions for chat notifications, with Gboard now able to flag suspicious messages as users type, though availability varies by country and language.
- Pixel Watch updates include enhancements to the Raise to Talk feature on Pixel Watch 4 and newer, and a new one-handed pinch gesture for launching and scrolling through notifications on Pixel Watch 3 and newer.
- A Harry Potter Audiobook Pack offers themed wallpapers, icons, and sounds, along with a two-month Audible trial for eligible users, available through December 31.
