Google Releases New Pixel Feature Drop Update: BMW Digital Key, Accident Detection And Improved Nearby Share Technology

Google has announced the December Pixel Feature Drop update for Pixel smartphones.

What is known

A lot of useful changes have been added to the system. For example, the current flagship smartphones Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro received support for a digital key, which allows you to open some BMW models from 2020-2022 with a smartphone. Also in the firmware activated the function Quick Tap to Snap, which lets you quickly launch your Snapchat camera.

The developers also updated the Now Playing song search function, added new wallpapers to the system, improved data transfer via Nearby Share technology, and added support for accident detection for Italy, France and Taiwan. Of the interesting still worth Note the bass level settings for the Pixel Buds A TWS headphones and the Japanese, German and French transcription support in the Voice Recorder application.

When to expect

The update has already begun rolling out in waves to the Pixel 3, Pixel 4 and Pixel 5. As for the Pixel 6 models, the firmware for them will be released next week. 

A source: Google