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Pixel 11 September 2026 update: what's included, what's not

Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL, and Pixel 11 Pro Fold owners started seeing an unscheduled software update this week, and it is not the Android 17 QPR1 release many were expecting. The Pixel ...
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Google confirmed today what happens when a Pixel 11 owner maxes out the Gboard Rambler usage limit, and it's less dramatic than it sounds. The AI dictation tool doesn't shut off. It downgrades ...
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Gemini Find Hub Remembered Items: How the Feature Works

How the Feature Works Google is rolling out a Gemini feature that saves where people stash things they rarely use, so ...
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Google Messages Web QR Code Pairing Removal: What Changes

Four months ago, Google Messages for web began warning users that "QR code pairing is going away soon." The prompt urges people to sign in to Google Messages for web with a Google account "to avoid ...
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Google Photos AI Camera Button: Where Your Photos Go

Google Photos has added a floating camera button inside its AI editing tools, letting people snap a fresh photo without leaving the app and feed it straight into an edit. The new Google Photos AI ...
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Gemini for Home Combined Voice Commands: Now Fixed

Google says Gemini for Home can now handle combined voice commands that pack a media action and a smart-home action into one sentence, including requests such as 'turn off the lights and stop the ...
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Pixel 11 Tensor G6 TPU Upgrade: Local AI Gains vs Cloud Limits

The Pixel 11 Tensor G6 TPU upgrade matters most in the moments when a feature can run locally instead of waiting on Google's servers. Google says the chip delivers 50% more compute power and runs up ...
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Google Tensor Performance: What Pixel Fans Miss About Heat and Battery Life

A poll of 6,310 Pixel readers published earlier this year found that 62.7% say Google Tensor's performance gap doesn't affect their purchase decision. That sounds like a comfortable majority. It isn't ...
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Pixel 10 GPU performance issues persist despite fixes

Some Pixel owners are reporting laggy, stuttering gameplay in lightweight titles like Clash Royale and Brawl Stars after installing Android 17, with the slowdowns seemingly tied to restricted GPU ...
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Pixel Watch 5 First Update Gemini Features: What's New

The new Strength Training experience, a workout builder with audio cues, rest timers, and weight and rep tracking, plus an AI coach that can build a routine from a photo of your equipment, was ...
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MapQuest Dethrones Google Maps After Lake Ontario Dispute

MapQuest, a mapping service some people had assumed was defunct, according to PCMag, is now the No. 1 free app on Apple's US App Store and the top free navigation app on Google Play in the US, per BGR ...