Pixel update: Google postpones all smartphones, no camera bar, Pixel Watch update and no ChromeOS

The second Pixel Week in October is coming to an end and this week has once again given us some interesting insights and information about the Pixel products. There is new information about Pixel Watch updates, we classify the changes surrounding Pixel and Android, show you all the information about the Pixel 9a and speculate about the camera bar. As usual, we’re looking back over the last seven days of Pixel products and summarizing everything important from our week Pixel update together for a quick overview.

Pixel update: Google postpones all smartphones, no camera bar, Pixel Watch update and no ChromeOS

The last seven days have been very interesting again this time around the Pixel smartphones and the expanded Pixel portfolio, because there have been some leaks around the Pixel 9a, we speculate about the Pixel shifts, explain the Pixel Watch update and that surprising end of the camera bar. There was a lot going on in the pixel world again, which we would of course like to summarize quickly and clearly this week. For further details on each topic, click on the respective article.

This is the Pixel 9a
We have summarized all the information about the Pixel 9a that has been circulating so far for you. There are already many details and some surprises.

» All information about the Pixel 9a

Why are Pixel 9a, Pixel 10 and Android 16 coming earlier?
It is now becoming very clear that Google is moving its upcoming mobile portfolio forward by two months. This starts with Android 16 and goes through the Pixel 9a to the Pixel 10 smartphones. But why?

» Why does Google prefer Pixel 9a, Pixel 10 and Android 16?

Can the Pixel camera bar be gone now?
The Pixel 9a can suddenly completely do without the camera bar, which has previously been a hallmark of Pixel smartphones. The question naturally arises as to whether this can now disappear completely.

» Can Google now ditch the Pixel camera bar?

ChromeOS is not coming to Pixel smartphones
Sounds strange, but Google actually demonstrated it once: ChromeOS on a Pixel smartphone. However, the project has now been discontinued and no such product will be launched.

» Google stops project for ChromeOS on Pixel smartphones

Pixel Watch now informs about the completed charging process
The Pixel Watch can now be notified directly on a Pixel smartphone that the smartwatch has finished charging.

» Pixel Watch now informs you when charging is complete

Pixel Watch update starts later
The paused update to Wear OS 5 for the first second and generation Pixel Watch will take a while to arrive. Google is talking about “later this year” and will probably give it a few more weeks.

» WearOS 5 update for the Pixel Watch isn’t coming until the end of the year

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