Top Stories: Google Pixel 6 price leak, Lens in Chrome, more

This week’s top stories: Pixel 6 price leak, Lens in Chrome, Google Messages dynamic colors

By Kyle Bradshaw October 2, 2021 9to5Google

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[{"selector":"#anim-06bc93d7-0cbb-4097-96d9-2b9407720b10","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] A new leak this week from This is Tech Today has revealed that the Pixel 6 may cost €649 in Europe, only €20 more than the Pixel 5. Meanwhile, the higher-end Pixel 6 Pro is set to cost €899.

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[{"selector":"#anim-52b4a5ee-196c-45ee-a94d-c770d0a8d899","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Meanwhile, for iOS, Lens will take the form of a "Search images" button that can search the contents of a webpage's on-screen images. This functionality was briefly demoed at Google Search On 2021.

[{"selector":"#anim-3cd0eb4c-4907-4d6e-ae3c-6a4c369b4f90","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Google Messages has gotten a Material You redesign over the last two weeks. The UI style changes came first, removing most shadow effects and changing some button shapes.

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[{"selector":"#anim-6d3bef42-5797-463c-8d27-d520e30b294c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] In Wear OS news, Google launched a new "Health Services" app for smartwatches. It acts as an intermediary between raw sensor data and meaningful statistics for fitness apps.

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