Google’s June Pixel Drop brings AI video creation via Gemini Omni, music generation with Lyria 3, floating app windows, and emergency auto-alerts to P…
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1/9Google has rolled out its June Pixel Drop, a batch of software features for Pixel devices, alongside Android 17 and Wear OS 7. The rollout begins today and will continue over the next few weeks.
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2/9Screen Reactions: Pixel devices are getting Screen Reactions, a feature that lets users record their screen and front camera simultaneously, without switching apps. It works as a built-in green screen overlay, useful for reaction videos and tutorials. To enable it, swipe down twice to access Quick Settings, tap the screen recording icon and toggle on “Show selfie camera.” The selfie feed can be repositioned and resized during recording.
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3/9Video creation with Gemini Omni: Gemini Omni is now available on Pixel for AI-powered video creation and editing. Users can combine text, images and existing clips, start from scratch, remix camera roll content or use templates. A custom AI avatar is also supported. The feature requires a Gemini Pro subscription, priced at $20 per month.
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4/9Music generation with Lyria 3: Google’s Lyria 3 music model is coming to the Gemini app on Pixel devices running Android 17. Users can describe an idea or upload a photo to generate an audio track with lyrics. Style, vocals and tempo can be customised. To access it, open the Gemini app, tap the tools menu and select “Create music.”
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5/9Bubbles multitasking: A new Bubbles feature lets users turn any app into a floating window by long-pressing its icon. On the Pixel 10 Pro Fold, bubbles appear in a dedicated bar at the bottom of the screen for quick one-tap switching between apps.
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6/9Voice Translate on Pixel 10a: Voice Translate, which translates speech in real time during phone calls using the caller’s actual voice, is coming to the Pixel 10a. It currently supports English and Hindi in preview. Users can set it up via the Google Phone app under Settings. Quick Share compatibility with AirDrop is also expanding to the Pixel 8a and 9a.
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7/9Magic Cue on Snapchat: Magic Cue, which provides contextual suggestions within chats, is coming to Snapchat within the next few weeks.
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8/9Call features: Custom Greetings is being added to the existing Take a Message feature, allowing users to record a personalised outgoing audio message. When the user is unavailable, the caller hears this message and their response is transcribed in real time. Manual Call Screen — which asks unknown callers to state their name and reason for calling via Google’s Call Assist — is now available in India.
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9/9Emergency Sharing: Google is linking Emergency Sharing with its three core Emergency Detection features: Car Crash Detection, Fall Detection and Loss of Pulse Detection. When any of these triggers are activated, the device will call emergency services and notify pre-selected emergency contacts simultaneously. Users can choose which contacts are notified per detection type in the device settings.
