The Pixel 7 Finally Gets Its Free VPN and Clear Calling in Google’s Latest Drop

For all the nice issues the Pixel 7 does, it was nonetheless lacking out on among the options it trumpeted most at launch—till at the moment. Google is rolling out the most recent Pixel drop, which incorporates among the Pixel 7’s much-ballyhooed options, like Clear Calling, speaker labels for the Recorder app, and free VPN via Google One.

The options drop is just for the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. Once the replace hits, you should utilize VPN by Google One with out a subscription to the service. Clear Calling will even be enabled on the units to assist cut back background noise and improve the human voice. And if you’re recording lectures or conferences with the Pixel 7, it is going to be capable of differentiate between completely different audio system and add line breaks the place acceptable.

This Pixel drop comes with new options for different Pixel telephones, too. The new unified hub for safety and privateness settings is on the best way, with motion playing cards providing recommendation on the way to finest safe your software program. Spatial Audio can be coming for telephones paired with the Pixel Buds Pro in January. And Cough and Snore detection, which I exploit on the Pixel 7 (no disgrace!), and Live Chat Translate will likely be increasing to extra areas and languages.

For Pixel Watch customers, there are goodies for you, too. The new Fitbit Sleep Profile, previewed in November, will offer you a month-to-month “sleep animal” and an evaluation of your sleep high quality primarily based on it. Apparently, every animal pertains to a distinct sort of sleeping conduct. If this sounds related, it’s as a result of Samsung Health does a related factor on the Galaxy Watch sequence—it even has its classification of animals.

The Pixel Watch will get a batch of recent Wear OS tiles, that are widgets that dwell on the watch. The new tiles embody the Weather and Contacts—the identical because the Wear OS replace launched final week for different Android smartphones.

Google has additionally revealed a timeline for Fall Detection—form of. We understand it’s coming in 2023, and the Pixel Watch will work with it. When you fall, the system can contact emergency providers if it senses you’ve fallen and aren’t responding. The Apple Watch and Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 have already got this function on their respective platforms.