Google announced the June Pixel Drop today with features like the ability to schedule a safety check with Google Assistant, instant location sharing with emergency contacts in case of a car crash, a new hands-free photos gesture, and oxygen saturation monitoring for the Pixel Watch.
Google Pixel’s safety check feature sends an alert to your emergency contact if you don’t respond to the notification at the scheduled time. Now, users can schedule a safety check through Google Assistant by saying “Hey Google, start a safety check for 40 minutes.”
Google launched a car crash detection feature on Pixel devices in 2019. With the latest Pixel Drop, the feature will alert your emergency contacts in case of a car crash with real-time location apart from contacting emergency services.
The search giant is introducing a new way of taking hand-free selfies to Pixel 6 or newer devices. Users can now take self-timed photos — with a 3 or a 10-second timer — by just raising a palm. For the same set of devices, the company is launching an AI-powered feature to turn 2D photos into 3D dynamic wallpapers. Additionally, users can now play with over 4,000 emoji wallpaper combinations with color and pattern customization options.
Google has a fantastic recorder app, and starting next week it will have the ability to attach speaker labels to a recording. This makes it easier to understand who said what in a recording. Plus, users will be able to export the recording transcripts to a separate Google Docs file, create speaker-labeled video clips, and search for speakers within recordings.
Google built a macro-focus mode for photos on Pixel 7 Pro. The new update will extend that ability to videos as well.
There are a bunch of other updates coming to Pixel phones:
Some of these updates will have a slow roll so they might not immediately show up on your devices.
Source @TechCrunch
