The latest Feature Drop from Google brings a host of exciting updates and tools for Pixel Phones, Pixel Watches, and Fitbit devices. These updates will be rolling out gradually over the next few weeks. Here’s a summary of the key features:

For Pixel Phones:

1. Peace of mind from Google Assistant: You can now use your voice to ask Google Assistant on your Pixel phone to initiate emergency sharing or schedule a safety check. For instance, you can say, “Hey Google, start a safety check for 30 minutes” during a night run. If you don’t respond to the safety check within the specified time, your emergency contacts will be notified, and your real-time location will be shared.
2. Added safety on the road: Car crash detection on Pixel phones can now notify your emergency contacts and share your real-time location and call status if you’ve been in a severe crash, in addition to contacting emergency services.
3. Stunning videos, down to the smallest detail: The Pixel 7 Pro’s Macro Focus feature is now available for video, allowing you to capture larger-than-life videos of intricate details such as fluttering butterflies or waving flowers.
4. Easier hands-free photos: Pixel 6 and newer phones offer the ability to take self-timed photos by simply raising your palm to trigger the timer after setting it for 3 or 10 seconds.
5. Expressive wallpapers: Pixel 6 and newer phones introduce new cinematic wallpapers that transform your 2D wallpaper photos into dynamic 3D scenes using AI. Additionally, you can create live wallpapers by mixing and matching over 4,000 emojis with different patterns and colors.
6. Improved Recorder speaker labels: Recorder app on Pixel 6 and newer phones now makes it easier to transcribe recordings with speaker labels. You can export transcripts to Google Docs, generate speaker-labeled video clips, and search for speakers within recordings.
7. Quick access to smart home controls: The redesigned home panel in the Google Home app allows you to control your favorite smart home devices directly from your Pixel lock screen.
8. Smarter haptics: Pixel 6a and Pixel 7a feature adaptive haptics that can lower vibration intensity when the phone is on a hard, flat surface like a desk.
9. Charging that adapts to your habits: Adaptive Charging on Pixel phones utilizes Google AI to extend the lifespan of your battery. It predicts your charging session based on your previous habits and slowly charges your phone to 100% one hour before it’s expected to be unplugged.
10. New Google Assistant voices: Google Assistant now offers two new natural-sounding voices, adding to the diverse array of voice options available in U.S. English.

For Pixel Watches:

1. Health monitoring with SpO2: Pixel Watch can now measure your oxygen saturation (SpO2) levels while you sleep, helping you identify changes that may affect the quality of your sleep. Tracking SpO2 trends over time can also provide insights into your activity, altitude, and overall wellness.
2. Heart rate tracking: Pixel Watch continuously monitors your heart rate throughout the day and notifies you if it’s unusually high or low, allowing you to stay on top of your overall health.
3. Google Assistant in more languages: Google Assistant is now available for Wear OS in additional languages and locales, including Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Polish, and Spanish.
4. Spotify on your wrist: Pixel Watch lets you access Spotify directly from your wrist, allowing you to start a DJ session, listen to podcasts, and check out your personalized playlists.
5. Auto-Pause for workouts: Pixel Watch automatically pauses your run, walk, or bike exercise when you need to stop temporarily, such as at a light, and resumes tracking when you start again.
6. Elevated accessories: The new Metal Links bands for Pixel Watch offer a refined and stylish look, resembling timeless watches. These bands come in two colors, Brushed Silver or Matte Black, and can be easily adjusted with the included sizing tool.

For Fitbit Devices:

1. Health and Fitness Upgrades: Fitbit devices such as Charge 5, Luxe, and Inspire 3 offer a full list of exercise modes to choose from directly from the Exercise menu, without the need to open the Fitbit mobile app. The most recent workout modes are conveniently placed at the top.
2. Daily Readiness: Fitbit smartwatches and trackers allow you to check your Daily Readiness Score, which indicates if your body is ready for a workout or needs rest.
3. Menstrual health tile: Sense 2 and Versa 4 Fitbit devices introduce a new menstrual health tile that allows you to log periods, view your cycle state, and edit information without opening your phone.
4. Notifications in more languages: Fitbit devices now support global characters and right-to-left text, enabling you to read incoming notifications in a wider range of languages, such as Hindi, Arabic, Vietnamese, and more.
5. Switch clock styles: Changing the clock face on Fitbit smartwatches, such as Sense 2 and Versa 4, is as simple as a long press on the home screen, providing you with fresh motivation. The Fitbit app gallery also offers new clock faces for customization.

These updates bring a range of new features and improvements to enhance the user experience on Pixel Phones, Pixel Watches, and Fitbit devices, covering safety, health monitoring, personalization, and more.