It's a busy month for Google. The company released its latest phone, the Pixel 10a; rolled out live location sharing in Google Messages, launched Nano Banana 2, and issued a security update that patches 129 Android vulnerabilities. Now, the company is launching its latest Pixel Drop, this time for the month of March, sporting a number of features and changes for Pixel phones and watches. Here's what's new.
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Here's another Android feature picked up from Apple: If you have a Find Hub tracker, you can share its whereabouts with airlines to help you locate lost luggage. At this time, only 10 airlines in the world are compatible with this sharing feature, so it's a bit more limited than Apple's integration, but hopefully that list grows soon.
Gemini can handle tasks on your behalf
The current obsession in the AI world is turning passive assistants in agentic assistants. Or, in other words, asking AI bots to run tasks on our behalf. Google says that Gemini can now do that, as a beta feature in the Gemini app. You can long press the power button and ask Gemini to do things for you, like plan your grocery list, book an Uber, or order your usual takeout. This is currently only available on the Pixel 10 series.
Magic Cue can recommend restaurants with Gemini
Magic Cue is a contextual AI feature that offers suggestions based on what you're doing on your Pixel. For example, as part of this Pixel Drop, Magic Cue can now recommend restaurants based on conversations with friends. If a contact suggests finding a restaurant downtown that offers vegan options, Magic Cue may offer a "Find restaurants" pop-up. Tap it, and Gemini will offers a few options that match those descriptions. (Of course, this is generative AI, so the feature could get some of the suggestions wrong, or potentially make up restaurants entirely.)
Google is bringing AI art styles to the home screen
Android has always made it easy to customize the style of your home screen, including, notably, your app icons. But the latest Pixel Drop adds five new AI-generated art styles to generate custom icons from. Google says these options can help make your home screen more like "you," but perhaps that won't apply if you're not a fan of AI art.
Pixel gets a desktop mode
Smartphones are basically mini computers these days, so why shouldn't your phone turn into a desktop PC? Google is rolling out such a feature with this Pixel Drop, letting users connect their Pixel 8 or newer to an external monitor. You're still running Android, but the feature lets you run multiple apps side-by-side, like a traditional computer experience. It follows a similar feature from Samsung (DeX) which the company has offered for years. What's more, if you have a Pixel tablet, you can now run multiple apps in free-form windows, similar to how Apple handles window management in iPadOS.
These are the smaller changes in the latest Pixel Drop
Google added a lot of changes to this Pixel Drop, some smaller than others. For example, a new display color filtering mode softens "high-intensity" hues and saturated colors, if you want a more muted look. Guided Frame, Android's feature that guides users through taking photos, now has more languages, making it more accessible. The Journal app also has new AI features to make it easier to jot down your feelings and experiences. Pixel Watch 3 will also get the Pixel Watch 4's one-handed gestures, which will let you double pinch or turn your wrist to take actions like answering calls and pausing music.
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