Made by Google 2026 officially starts astatine 6 p.m. ET connected Wednesday, but you wouldn't cognize it from today's tech headlines. Some 8 hours earlier the arena was scheduled to begin, Google seemingly announced each of the caller hardware and package features it plans to uncover during its main keynote. Unless the institution is redeeming immoderate secrets for the show, it appears each the existent news from Made by Google is already retired there.
As such, we already cognize each astir Google's caller Pixel 11 lineup, including the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, and Pixel 11 Pro XL. We've seen the Pixel 11 Pro Fold, the Pixel Watch 5, and moreover the Pixel Tag, Google's first AirTag competitor. Plus, Google shared immoderate specifications connected caller features coming to these devices, arsenic good arsenic existing Pixel products. While we still request to hold until this evening to really watch the afloat event, here's everything the institution announced up of Made by Google 2026.
Google announced the Pixel 11 series
At first glance, Google's Pixel 11 bid doesn't look each that different from the Pixel 10 series. The institution chose to transportation complete the Pixel's existent design, which intends the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, and Pixel 11 Pro XL each characteristic a large, oval camera bump connected the back, and a mini information camera cutout connected the front. However, Google says it reduced the Pixel 11's camera barroom thickness by 40%, which it advertises makes for a "virtually bumpless" acquisition erstwhile utilizing a "Made by Google" case.
The Pixel 11 Pro and Pixel 11 Pro XL are brighter this year: Google says the displays tin scope up to 3,600 nits, pinch an upgraded anti-scratch coating that the institution claims much than doubles scratch guidance compared to the Pixel 10 Pro. All things considered, Google says the 11 Pros are the astir durable Pixels yet.
It turns retired the retention rumors were true: Google is dropping the 128GB models this year. All 3 Pixel 11 phones commencement pinch 256GB of storage, which is awesome for keeping ample files on-device, but not truthful awesome for your wallet. While the 256GB action costs arsenic overmuch arsenic past year's 256GB Pixel 10 devices, Google efficaciously raised the costs of introduction by eliminating the cheaper 128GB option. Now, the cheapest Pixel 11 starts astatine $899.
All 3 Pixel 11 devices travel pinch the caller Tensor G6 chip, which unsurprisingly brings upgrades complete past year's Tensor G5. Google says this chip's CPU supports 25% faster web browsing and opens apps 15% quicker. The TPU handles 50% much compute, which intends the G6 tin process on-device AI functions 3.5 times faster than before, astatine 3.5 times the power efficiency.
Perhaps Google's "funnest" characteristic this twelvemonth is "HiLight," a caller LED that lives successful the camera bar. Google says you tin trust connected the ray for alerts, truthful you tin support tabs connected important updates while your telephone is look down. For example, you tin delegate colors to different contacts, truthful you cognize who's calling without having to prime up your phone. Plus, the ray tin glow successful circumstantial patterns erstwhile you talk to Gemini to bespeak whether the AI is listening, "thinking," aliases responding to you. However, as Marques Brownlee highlights, location isn't overmuch other you tin do pinch HiLight, which seems for illustration a missed opportunity—especially erstwhile different Android manufacturers, like Nothing, connection a ton of customization pinch their LEDs. Google says it plans to adhd caller capabilities successful the future, for illustration connection notifications from favourite contacts, but we'll person to hold to spot whether the institution decides to return afloat advantage of this nosy hardware feature.
Google's Pixel statement has ever been known for its cameras, and this twelvemonth is apt nary exception. Google says each 3 of its Pixel 11 phones travel pinch awesome camera upgrades. The Pixel 11, for instance, has a 48MP main sensor that adds 56% much ray sensitivity, and the 5x telephoto lens now supports 30x "Super Zoom," acknowledgment to the Tensor G6 chip. The Pros get immoderate unsocial updates of their own: Google says the main sensor connected each is marque caller this year, and the telephoto sensor is now bumped up to 48MP pinch 30% much ray sensitivity. Portrait Mode now useful astatine 5x, and "Pro Zoom" now useful up to 120x. Google says the Pixel 11's low-light photography should besides look amended now, arsenic Night Sight useful 4.5 times faster.
The Pixel 11 comes successful 4 colors: "Pistachio," "Hibiscus," "Frost," and "Obsidian." The Pixel 11 Pro and Pixel 11 Pro XL are disposable successful "Canyon," "Fog," "Olive," and all-matte "Obsidian." They besides travel pinch faster charging, particularly connected the Pros. Those phones support Qi 2.2 charging astatine 25W, and you tin get 15 hours of artillery connected the Pixel 11 Pro XL pinch conscionable 15 minutes of wired charging—assuming you person the correct setup.
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The Pixel 11 Pro Fold is different incremental update
Google besides announced the successor to the Pixel 10 Pro Fold today, but for illustration the Pixel 11 series, it's a spot of a "blink and you'll miss it" update. These phones are rather similar, though Google touts immoderate flimsy creation upgrades: The caller foldable is astir 10% lighter and 1mm thinner than before. It has the aforesaid IP68 h2o and particulate guidance arsenic before, but now, the caller solid fibre composite materials make the Pixel 11 Pro Fold "nearly intolerable to crack," aliases truthful says Google. The institution claims the foldable is 3 times much durable than the erstwhile iteration, pinch improved crease capacity connected the hinge.
Like the Pixel 11 series, the Pixel 11 Pro Fold's displays are brighter this year, besides reaching 3,600 nits of highest brightness. The Fold besides gets the HiLight LED, though thing is different connected the foldable's light. This telephone besides supports Qi2.2 astatine 25W, and you tin get up to 50% complaint successful 30 minutes erstwhile utilizing a 30W wired charger. Google says the foldable tin scope up to 24 hours of artillery life, so, theoretically, you should beryllium capable to make it done a afloat time without needing to apical off.
The Fold besides gets Google's newest Tensor G6 chip, this clip pinch 16GB of RAM. Google says that powers its caller "sign-to-text" feature, which it developed pinch the Deaf community. This characteristic lets you motion successful Live Transcribe, which past translates your motion connection into text. Google says the characteristic useful pinch some one-handed and two-handed signing. This caller Fold besides gets a caller 48MP main sensor, and the telephoto camera now supports up to 30x Super Zoom.
The Pixel 11 Pro Fold comes successful either Obsidian aliases Olive. The telephone starts astatine $1,899.
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The Pixel Watch 5
Google besides announced the 5th procreation of its Pixel Watch line. The caller watch comes pinch the Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 Gen 2 Accelerated processor, pinch 50% much RAM and a 12% faster CPU than past year's Pixel Watch 4. Google says the Pixel Watch 5 is its astir meticulous GPS way search ever, pinch double the accuracy of erstwhile models. The institution claims its search accuracy thumps the Apple Watch Ultra 3 and the Garmin Fenix 8 Pro.
Google says the Pixel Watch 5 has 15% much meticulous slumber shape discovery than before, truthful your slumber search should beryllium much successful statement pinch reality. It besides comes pinch a caller breathing emergency discovery characteristic that uses the watch's multimodal sensors and on-device AI to watch for "severe, persistent drops successful oxygen saturation." If your watch detects a breathing emergency, it tin telephone emergency services connected your behalf and stock your nonstop location. (This is launching successful Europe first.) The institution besides teased a caller Strength Training workout mode that will connection step-by-step directions for your exercises.
While not circumstantial to Pixel Watch 5, Google besides announced "Health Guardian," a suite of features that way changes successful your wellness complete time, including trends successful insulin resistance, humor pressure, slumber breathing quality, and the aforementioned breathing emergency detection. You'll get a monthly summary successful the Google Health app that points retired immoderate notable changes. This useful pinch "qualified Pixel Watches" and Fitbit Air, though Google didn't statement precisely which Pixel Watches activity pinch these caller features.
The Pixel Watch 5 has a 3,000-nit "domed" Actua 360 show pinch 11 caller complication styles. Google besides added 2 caller watch faces, pinch further generative watch look options. The watch tin tally for up to 30 hours disconnected the charger (41mm) aliases 40 hours (45mm).
It comes successful Fog, Olive, aliases Canyon (41mm only), and starts astatine $399 (41mm) and $429 (45mm). There's besides a Stephen Curry Special Edition (45mm) that starts astatine $579.
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Google Pixel Tag
As it turns out, the rumors were besides correct astir the Pixel Tag: Yes, Google has been moving connected its ain type of Apple's AirTag. Instead of moving pinch Apple's Find My network, Pixel Tag uses Google's Find Hub web to execute the aforesaid goals. Pixel Tag tin link to much than a cardinal Android devices crossed the world to update its location utilizing end-to-end encrypted information.
Google says the Pixel Tag is IP67 water- and dust-resistant, pinch a built-in speaker for locating the device. It besides has its ain fastener you tin property to ping your phone, thing AirTags don't travel with. Like AirTags, Pixel Tags past 1 twelvemonth connected a azygous battery, which you tin switch yourself.
Setting up a Pixel Tag is identical to mounting up an AirTag: You clasp the instrumentality adjacent your phone, and setup instructions look on-screen. From there, you tin take to stock a Pixel Tag pinch up to 10 people. When you request to find a Pixel Tag, you tin usage some Ultra-Wideband and Bluetooth Channel Sounding for precision finding, which provides turn-by-turn directions to find your tracker.
You tin usage Left Behind alerts to cognize whether you forgot an item, and your telephone will show you whether an chartless Pixel Tag is pursuing you. Like AirTags, you tin prime up a Pixel Tag for $29 a pop, aliases $99 for a four-pack. The Pixel Tag launches Nov. 11.
Updates to Pixel Buds Pro 2 and Pixel Buds 2a
While Google isn't releasing immoderate caller earbuds today, it is updating its existing models. Pixel Buds Pro 2 are getting Dynamic ANC, which adjusts sound cancellation erstwhile the buds displacement successful your ears. You will beryllium capable to inquire Gemini to set audio controls, specified arsenic mounting bass levels, and Pixel Watch will beryllium capable to region your earbuds' audio erstwhile it detects you autumn asleep. Live Translate will activity successful complete 70 languages erstwhile tapping your Buds, and Pixel Buds Pro 2 now travel successful Olive. (The package features commencement rolling retired successful September.)
Gemini will link to the pursuing services
Finally, Google announced caller apps that, complete the coming weeks, will link to Gemini for further functionality. That includes the following:
Angi
Fever
GetYourGuide
Granola
iHeartRadio
Localiza
OpenTable (UK)
Otter.ai
Pandora
Thumbtack
Ticketmaster
Wix
Zocdoc
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