Pixel Fold introduced a new way to translate conversations after installing October’s Feature Drop.The official description as follows: “Pixel Fold uses both internal and external screens to translate real-time conversations, helping you speak more naturally across languages. dialogue”.

Google Tablet also adds a new navigation bar to the Google Kids Space feature to make it easier for children to access Space and speed up switching applications.

Older Pixels can also be upgraded to the latest Android 14 system. The new version has an upgraded camera interface and faster switching between photo and video modes. The new version also introduces a lock screen feature, introducing new clock and wallpaper options.

This feature update also introduces new power-saving options that can further extend the battery life of your phone. The fall feature update is now available and is expected to be rolled out to all supported Pixel phones and Pixel tablets in the coming weeks.

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The foreign media decompiled the latest version of the Google Pixel Buds application and found a reference to the device codenamed “Comet”, the foreign media believe that this device is the successor of the Pixel Fold, but “there may also be a new vertical folding phone. It could also be a new vertically folding phone.”

▲ Source: 9to5Google

▲ Source: 9to5Google

The Pixel Buds app’s code, which includes the Comet codename, is also referred to as a “folding model” by the app, which further suggests that Comet is a folding phone. Google’s only current folding screen phone, the Pixel Fold, was released in May of this year, and Google may not be able to put more information on its successor in the near future.

▲ Google Pixel Fold

However, according to the media, the Comet codename is not in line with Google’s typical naming scheme for Pixel phones. For example, the Pixel Fold was originally codenamed “Passport”, but was later renamed “Felix” as it was updated to run on the same Tensor G2 chip as the Pixel 7 series.

Similarly, the Pixel 9 / Pro series phones are expected to use reptile-related codenames such as “Komodo” and “Caiman”. The Pixel 8 / Pro line of phones, which will be released tonight, are codenamed after dog breeds – “Shiba” for the Pixel 8 and “Husky” for the Pixel 8 Pro. “.

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Beta 5, 5.1, and 5.2 are also bug-focused updates, indicating that Google is preparing to roll out the stable version of Android 14.

The latest beta 5.3 has firmware version number UPB5.230623.009 for all eligible Pixel devices, and although the September patch has already been released, this version still uses the August 2023 Android security patch.

This version has a lot of bug fixes, and according to the official release notes, Android 14 Beta 5.3 fixes an issue related to “CallStyle” notifications that sometimes cause the app to crash. Google also fixed some issues that caused calls or carrier service to be interrupted, in addition to fixing a system issue where the phone used an “inefficient path” when imposing CPU limits on apps running in the background. Other issues affecting system stability and performance have also been resolved.

Android 14 Beta 5.3 also fixes some issues on the Pixel Fold and Pixel Tablet. One of the issues causes the taskbar to sometimes disappear when the user interacts with it. Google also fixed an issue with live wallpapers that caused animations to stutter when launching the app. Finally, the update also fixes a bug that affected the first-generation Google Fold phones, where the clock animation on the lock screen would flicker.

It is noticed that Google has been fixing vulnerabilities in Android 14 for the past month, indicating that a stable version update is close at hand, but there are recent rumors that the company will delay the update until October.

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And now, Google Pixel Fold can also support spatial audio through built-in speakers. According to a post by former XDA-Developers editor-in-chief Mishaal Rahman, a user shared a screenshot showing that the Pixel Fold’s built-in speakers already support spatial audio.

Google Pixel Fold users can experience the built-in spatial audio by going to the Settings > Sounds and Vibration > Spatial Audio menu and turning on the button next to the Phone Speaker option.

It is found that this option is also listed in the phone help on Google’s official website, and it seems that it is indeed officially supported.

Note that Google’s spatial audio support for built-in speakers is unique to Pixel Fold. After all, only the folding screen can change the relative position of the speakers through the hinge, while Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro can only be wired and Experience spatial audio with wireless headphones.

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The British user posted on the Reddit community that his order was still showing as waiting to be shipped and that no logistics information was available or text messages sent to him beforehand, but he received the phone package unexpectedly on Friday.

The British user shared his first experience, which is as follows:

The phone can be unfolded 180 degrees horizontally, without the problems previously reported. Visible creases can be seen, similar to the Galaxy Z Fold.

I'm not too concerned about durability, my feeling is that it is very thin, moderate weight, and the performance is not bad, with no noticeable lag in split-screen multitasking.

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The 512GB version of the Pixel Fold is still available for pre-order in Google’s three other available markets — the U.K., Germany and Japan — before its official launch on June 27.

In terms of configuration, the Google Pixel Fold phone is equipped with its own Tensor G2 chip, 4821mAh battery, 30W fast charging; a 5.8-inch OLED external screen with an aspect ratio of 17.4 to 9 and a resolution of 2092×1080, supporting a 120Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness of 1550 nits; and a 7.6-inch OLED foldable internal screen with an aspect ratio of 6.5 to 9. The inner screen is a 7.6-inch OLED foldable display with a 6-to-5 aspect ratio, 2208×1840 resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, 1450 nits peak brightness, and infinite hover folding support; the outer screen has a 9.5MP lens and the inner screen has an 8MP lens, with a 48MP main camera (OIS) + 10.8MP super wide angle + 10.8MP five times telephoto triple camera on the rear.

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Google Recorder’s previous tablet UI was just a landscape mode for phones. On the home screen, there is now a two column layout for saving recordings, and the large FAB is now located in the bottom right corner instead of being centralized in a dedicated column for that button.

When viewing recordings, Google displays waveforms and transcripts side-by-side instead of having to choose one over the other, similar to the web version of recorder.google.com layout, with a redesigned Material You; the playback controls have been moved to the bottom corner and are now side-by-side instead of stacked, and there are large buttons for editing, with similar optimizations in the bottom left corner.

Finally, the recording UI has switched to the same two-column layout for waveform and text recording, as well as buttons, and the time has been moved to the bottom left corner.

Google Recorder version 4.2.20230427.530752515 (as opposed to 4.2.20230419.x) is now available through the Play Store. Since the Pixel Tablet and Fold are not yet available, users can test the Google Recorder update by increasing the DPI to 600+ in the developer options.

Google has updated more than 50 first-party apps ahead of the upcoming Recorder app, with apps like Gmail (navigation bar), Google Calendar and Weather still waiting to get updates.

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The source @itnyang tweeted that Google is internally discussing the flip version of the Pixel Flip folding screen phone to the market, but the specific name has not been determined; this model is expected to be launched in 2024, equipped with the Tensor G3 chip, is expected to use Samsung’s improved 4nm mass production process, the price is expected to be lower than the Pixel Fold of $ 1799 ( Note: The current price is about 12,629 CNY).

It’s unclear what size sub-screen will be used for the Pixel Flip folding screen, but trends show other OEMs are developing flip-folding phones with larger sub-screens.

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Google Pixel Fold, the company’s first folding screen product, only landed in 4 countries/regions in the first batch:

 The US price is $1799

 The UK price is 1749 pounds

 The German price is 1899 euros 

 The price in Japan is 253,000 yen (no black version)

Google Pixel Fold is equipped with a self-developed Tensor G2 chip, 4821mAh battery, 3OW fast charge; it uses a 5.8-inch OLED external screen with an aspect ratio of 17.4 to 9, a resolution of 2092×1080, supports a 120Hz refresh rate, and a peak brightness of 1550 nits; The inner screen is a 7.6-inch OLED foldable display with an aspect ratio of 6:5 and a resolution of 2208×1840. It also supports a 120Hz refresh rate, a peak brightness of 1450 nits, and supports stepless hovering and folding; the outer screen is equipped with 9.5MP Lens, the inner screen is equipped with an 8MP lens, and the rear is equipped with a 48MP main camera (OIS) + 10.8MP ultra-wide-angle + 10.8MP five times telephoto triple camera.

At the same time, the Google Pixel 7a sales range is quite extensive, the first batch landed in 17 countries around the world, almost the same number as Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, the full list is as follows:

 The Canadian price is 599 Canadian dollars

 The price in Australia is 749 Australian dollars (no coral color)

 The price in India is 43999 Indian rupees (no coral color)

 The price in Japan is 62,700 yen

 Singapore price is 749 Singapore dollars (no coral color)

 The price in Taiwan is NT$14,990 (no coral color)

 The price in Denmark is 3999 Danish kroner

 France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain are priced at 509 euros 

 The price in Norway is 5490 NOK 

 The price in Sweden is 5690 SEK 

 UK price 449 pounds  (coral price 499 pounds

 The U.S. price is $499

Google Pixel 7a is equipped with Tensor G2 chip, equipped with 6.1-inch FHD+ gOLED display, supports 90Hz refresh rate, has 4385mAh battery, and 18W wired charging + 7.5W wireless charging; uses 64MP main camera + 13MP ultra-wide-angle dual camera, front 13MP Lens; supports IP67 dustproof and waterproof, weighs 193g, and also supports off-screen fingerprints, Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi 6E, etc.

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In just 8 seconds of video, the full picture of the Pixel Fold phone is shown. The back of the fuselage adopts the Pixel series design language, and the camera part adopts a strip-shaped protrusion with 3 cameras.

It was previously reported that the rear cameras include a 48-megapixel main camera with f/1.7 aperture, a 10.8-megapixel telephoto lens with five times optical zoom, and a 10.8MP ultra-wide-angle lens with f/2.2 aperture.

Pixel Fold uses 12GB of LPDDR5 memory, and there are two storage versions of 256GB and 512GB, priced at $1,799 and $1,919.

The video reconfirms the previous report that Google’s Pixel Fold foldable phone is equipped with a Tensor G2 chipset, which is better than the Pixel 7 series thanks to Samsung’s improved 5nm process.

The Pixel Fold phone has an external screen of 5.8 inches with a resolution of 2,092 × 1,080; an internal screen of 7.6 inches with a resolution of 2208 × 1840. According to reports, both the internal and external screens use OLED panels with a refresh rate of 120Hz.

The video claims that Google will open pre-orders for the Pixel Fold phone on May 10 and start shipping at the end of June.

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