Google Pixel

The Android 17 QPR1 update with the September 2026 security patch is rolling out today for the Pixel 6, 6 Pro, 6a, 7, 7 Pro, 7a, Tablet, Fold, 8, 8 Pro, 8a, 9, 9 Pro, 9 Pro XL, 9 Pro Fold, 9a, 10, 10 Pro, 10 Pro XL, 10a, 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro XL, and 11 Pro Fold.

There are Pixel fixes across Apps, Bluetooth, Camera, Display & Graphics, Framework, System, Telephony, and User Interface.

Google today is rolling out the September 2026 Pixel Drop. This is a smaller update, with Android 17 QPR1 bringing the bulk of new features and changes. That said, recent weeks have seen updates for Pixel Journal, Now Playing, Recorder, Screenshots, and Weather.

Following an extended beta period, Android 17 QPR1 is rolling out to Google Pixel devices with the September 2026 Feature Drop and security patch.

Dbrand is launching a new brand, “MNML,” which is built around offering thinner, subtle cases for popular smartphones including select Google Pixel models.

The Pixel 11 series is out in the hands of plenty of (hopefully) happy users, and for the most part, I can count myself among them. This generation marks a massive shift for the camera in particular, as Google has finally loosened up its HDR-centric grip on processing. Really, the only big downsides with Camera Looks appeared to be how it saved your default look — and, as it turns out, there’s a setting to fix that, too.

We’re still a few days out from the debut of Apple’s first iPhone foldable which, as many have expected for years, will have a crease-less display. According to a new report, Google’s Pixel 12 Pro Fold will be adopting the same technology as Apple’s foldable.

Google is rolling out a new AI-generated feature on Pixel 10 and Pixel 11 devices called “Battery usage summaries” which translate battery use stats into natural language.

The Google Pixel camera app is adding new “Quick access” controls on the Pixel 11 series, but it’s a little annoying that not only are they disabled by default, but the way you use them isn’t the most intuitive thing either.

With the Pixel’s “Flip to Shhh” feature on, setting the phone face down silences notifications. It’s a handy feature for disconnecting, but it’s not actually working on several models right now.

Google Pixel 11 phones ship with an update to screen savers, with support for a new style and the ability to select more than one option and switch through them – much like iPhones do.

Over the past week, I’ve probably shot more video of my kids than in the previous year combined. I’m a photographer, so I take photos — thousands of them — but rarely swipe over to that tempting toggle that displaces the moment for momentum.

The dichotomy between photo and video has existed as long as there have been cameras capable of doing both. Many attempts have been made to bridge the gap, from HTC Zoe in 2013 to Apple’s Live Photos and Google’s subsequent Motion Photos years later, but most technical limitations have largely kept the two functions separate.

A new report details Google’s plans to completely end production in China as soon as next year, while the company is aiming to sell around 13 million Pixel phones in 2026.

Google might have another fitness tracker in the works, as a pair of new ads online show off a mysterious little pebble that’s neither a Fitbit Air nor a Pixel Watch 5 – but is it anything at all?

While Tap to Share was announced with the Pixel 11 series, it’s also beginning to roll out for the Pixel 6 and newer today in a redux of Android Beam.

Google is rolling out the August 2026 security patch for Android 17 on the Pixel 8, 8 Pro, 8a, 9, 9 Pro, 9 Pro XL, 9 Pro Fold, 9a, Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL, Pixel 10 Pro Fold, and Pixel 10a.

Google Pixel users have been running into battery drain issues for the past few months but, with the latest and upcoming updates, Google says it should be fixed – though early reports suggest otherwise.

The chipset giants like MediaTek and Qualcomm are facing a drop in shipments as proprietary SoCs from Google and Samsung gain share in 2026.

The “Google Pixel Flip” isn’t happening. That much is clear, but Samsung’s new changes to the Galaxy Z Flip 8 more or less feel like what Google would have done.

You don’t have to hold off on grabbing Google’s 67W dual-port USB-C charger anymore, because it’s dropped to nearly $30.