Google Pixel

Adobe this week announced “Project Indigo,” a new camera app that was built by the brains behind the Pixel camera, but it’s not on Android just yet.

It makes a lot of sense to consider a slightly older phone for your next purchase, as you can often find fantastic deals. Take the renewed Pixel 8 Pro from Amazon, for instance—it’s an absolute steal!

Getting a Google Pixel at the best price often means shopping around, but with great return and refund policies plus extended warranties, Amazon is a great place to get kitted out with a smartphone. With that in mind, here are some of the best early Summer deals on Google Pixel phones from the online retailer.

This week, Pixel VIPs became the latest (exclusive) app made for Google phones. It follows the big trio we got last year with Screenshots, Studio, and Weather, as well as Camera, Magnifier, Recorder, Thermometer, and Tips.

Following version 2.0 at Made by Google last year, the latest update to Pixel Magnifier introduces live text search.

Following yesterday’s announcement, Google is widely rolling out the new Pixel VIPs widget to the Pixel 6+ on Android 16 (and QPR1).

As announced with the June 2025 Feature Drop, Gboard is getting deeper integration with Pixel Studio that lets you generate custom AI stickers. This is beginning to roll out on the Pixel 9 and newer.

The Android 16 update introduces “Battery health,” though specific functionality depends on what Pixel phone you have.

The Android 16 update with the June 2025 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, and 9a. There are Pixel fixes across Biometrics, Bluetooth, Camera, Display & Graphics, Framework, Sensors, System, Telephony, and User Interface.

After six major previews and betas, Google is ready to launch Android 16 for Pixel devices today. There are a handful of additions and changes, but it’s not a particularly big release once again. (However, you can expect the next quarterly update to bring the Material 3 Expressive redesign.) Today’s release also coincides with the June 2025 Pixel (Feature) Drop.

Foldables are absolutely a niche within the smartphone market, but some brands are starting to see a bit of success with it, including Google which is not only seeing sales of Pixel Fold devices, but is one of the fastest-growing foldable makers Europe right now.

Google Pixel owners on Sunday evening unexpectedly received an app update for something called “Pixel VIPs.”

The Nintendo Switch 2 is here and, despite most of my time on it spent playing MarioKart, the thing I can’t get out of my head so far is how many of the delightful little animations and sounds remind me of Google’s best designs, especially those scattered throughout Pixel.

As previewed earlier this year, Google is getting ready to add a “Battery health assistance” setting to help long-term Pixel usage.

The top-selling phones of early 2025 have been broken down by country, and while most results won’t surprise you, one unexpected result was that a Google Pixel device actually made the list.

New findings suggest that, finally, Google Pixel devices may add a manual option to the Now Playing feature by using a new Quick Settings tile.

The flip phone foldable is a popular form factor, but Google has yet to make its own “Pixel Flip.” After a few weeks using the Motorola Razr Ultra, I’ve got a few ideas on where Google could do better.

Google Pixel still pales in comparison to other brands on the global smartphone stage, but these devices are slowly gaining ground in the market. In the latest example, Google Pixel is said to be growing in Canada, and appears to be the country’s third-largest phone brand.

Android is the dominant smartphone platform in Europe, but most brands are off to a “shaky start” in 2025, with only two names leading the pack in growth – Google Pixel and Honor.