Alongside the launch of its newest flagship Pixel smartphones Google launched extra particulars about its upcoming Pixel Tablet. The search big first revealed it was engaged on the machine at I/O in May, and right now, Google product supervisor Rose Yao introduced some key options.

The largest is a magnetic wi-fi charging speaker dock, which is designed to permit the pill to rework into a sensible show to your dwelling. When docked, it seems like a Nest Hub Max, responds to Google Assistant queries, and allows you to management your sensible dwelling from the redesigned Home app. Amazon has lengthy supplied comparable performance with its Fire tablets, which can be utilized like Echo Show sensible shows with the usage of Amazon’s charging docks.

Like its Pixel 7 telephones, Yao mentioned the pill might be powered by Google’s personal Tensor G2 processor. Its interface might be based mostly on its Material You design language. Google’s design director Isabelle Olsson mentioned the pill has a nano-ceramic coating utilized to its 100% recycled aluminum physique to provide it a porcelain-style end.

The Pixel Tablet is Google’s first because the firm mentioned it was completed with the shape think about 2019. Between 2012 and 2018, Google labored on a sequence of Android tablets, first through collaborations with different producers on Nexus tablets after which with its Google-branded Pixel C and Pixel Slate. 

Although its Nexus tablets have been usually nicely obtained, the follow-up Pixel gadgets floundered. For essentially the most half, their issues have been software-based, with the Pixel Slate, particularly, being beset by bugs and poor app assist.

But extra lately, Google has been trying to treatment long-standing Android pill deficiencies. Its Android 12L replace was filled with options for large-screen gadgets, together with an up to date taskbar and higher multitasking assist, and the corporate has additionally been working with app builders to get extra apps optimized for tablets. It all sounds very promising, however we’ve had our hopes dashed earlier than.