March Pixel Drop brings agentic AI and Now Playing app

Google has dropped its March Pixel Drop, which incorporates new options throughout Pixel units, alongside new particular Canadian expansions.

New Pixel-first options

What’s in all probability essentially the most attention-grabbing side of the Pixel Drop is AI brokers. Gemini can begin working within the background to finish duties resembling re-ordering your traditional espresso or reserving a rideshare. I noticed this function demoed at Samsung Unpacked. You’ll be able to have a look beneath. This function is just accessible on the Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro and 10 Pro XL on the Gemini beta. Nevertheless, ‘Name an Uber’ can be coming to the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra.

Circle to Search is getting an replace, which lets customers use multi-object picture recognition, resembling figuring out an entire outfit or trying out each merchandise of meals in a bento field. And also you additionally use Circle to seek for movies, social content material and pictures and ‘Attempt it On’ to see how garments look on you. That is coming to the Pixel 10 collection, together with the ten Professional Fold and 10a.

Magic Cue can now immediate customers while you’re texting with buddies about eating places based mostly in your conversations. That is coming to the Pixel 10 collection, however doesn’t embody the Pixel 10a.

It’s additionally now simpler to maintain monitor of your Now Taking part in, as Now Taking part in lastly has a standalone app. You may also take a look at the historical past tab to see the whole lot in a single place. The Now Taking part in app is coming to Pixel 6 telephones and newer. At a Look additionally presents extra info, resembling the most effective route house or the prospect to check out real-time recreation scores. You’ll be able to create customized icons now on your house display screen as effectively. Up to date At a Look is coming to Pixel 7 telephones and newer.

Pixel Watch now works higher to safe your telephone, like sending an alert should you go away your gadget behind. And your Pixel Watch and telephone now provide extra id checks for easy, safe entry.

And the Pixel Watch 4 options at the moment are increasing to the Pixel Watch 3, letting customers double pinch or flip their wrist to reply calls, snap photographs or pause music.

Android options

The March Pixel Drop additionally comes with new options that ought to make it accessible to extra Android units.

Now you can share places straight in Google Messages with Discover Hub, so you possibly can see one another on a real-time map view. Discover Hub can now share your tracker tag with an airline should you’ve misplaced some baggage.

Google Play now has bite-sized movies known as ‘Google Play shorts.’ Quickly you’ll be capable to discover new content material as you scroll via a feed with quick movies. And you’ll lastly design a customized Calling Card within the contacts app, resembling with the ability to select photographs, font, color, which you’ll see within the caller ID after they’re calling.

The Emoji Kitchen let’s customers combine much more emojis, like combining the cheese and flower emojis.

Check out these options and extra in your Pixel 10 collection units.

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