While the Android reality is presently buzz around theSamsung Galaxy S24andOnePlus 12 , Google has just announced a few handsome update to the Pixel 8 series .
The first update is a new Mint gloss . It ’s available for theGoogle Pixel 8andPixel 8 professional , and if you ask me , it face fantastic . It ’s a calming mint wraith that ’s not too intense but also not so subdued that it ’s boring to look at . I think it ’s a firm contender for one of the best Pixel coloring material we ’ve seen in a while .
Mint is available for both Pixel 8 models as of January 25 , though there are a dyad of restrictions on the coloring . For starters , you could only get it from the Google Store and Google Fi . to boot , if you buy a Mint Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro , you may only get it with 128 GB of storage .
But a novel color is n’t the only thing Pixel 8 user have to count forward to . Google has also begun drift out its January 2024 Feature Drop , which includes four main updates .
The first of those is Circle to Search . After debut on the Galaxy S24 seriesearlier this calendar month , Circle to Search is now come to the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro . Just like on the S24 , this enable you to circulate anything on your phone ’s screen and do a Google Search for it . Just press and hold the abode button / navigation bar , circle what you want to learn more about , and that ’s all there is to it .
Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro users are also generate Magic Compose in Messages . power by Google ’s gen AI technical school , Magic Compose will allow you to “ rewrite a outline message in different panache . Make audio more professional , concise , or even Shakespearean . ”
Also new in this Feature Drop is Photomoji — which is exactly what it sounds like . This enables you to select a photo of yourself , a darling , or any other picture show on your telephone set and transmute it into a sticker or emoji response to employ in Google Messages . In improver to the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro , Photomoji is also available for any Pixel phone from the Google Pixel 3a and newer .
in conclusion , the January 2024 Feature Drop allows the Pixel 8 Pro ’s temperature sensing element to be used to take your own ( or someone else ’s ) body temperature . You ’ll employ the exist Thermometer app to do a consistency temperature scan , and once it ’s done , you may save the result to the Fitbit app .
Beyond the Pixel - specific updates , this Feature Drop also includes a couple of other item . Quick Share , which Google announced at the beginning of the calendar month , is now available for all Android devices with Android 6.0 or fresh , Chromebooks with Chrome OS version 91 and new , and Windows PCs running a 64 - mo version of Windows 10 or young . Seamless Audio Switching is also now expanding to the Pixel Watch and Pixel Watch 2 , allowing you to move your Pixel Buds Pro across your Pixel phone , smartwatch , and tablet easily .
