Google Pixel 5 killer features coming to older phones — what you need to know

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There are a lot of advantages to owning a Google Pixel, even subsequently a newer model has come up out. Not simply do you get the latest Android updates faster, and for longer, you'll get a stream of new features nobody else can have.

Now, every bit role of the December update, a bunch of Google Pixel 5 features are heading to older Pixel phones. So provided you have a Pixel iii or newer, you're getting some cool stuff to play with.

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The main one is the Pixel v's "Hold for Me" characteristic, which saves yous the hassle of having to stay on the line when a business puts you lot on hold. While it's simply available in U.Due south. English for the fourth dimension being, it means Google Banana will stay on the line and notifies y'all when someone at the other end is set to talk. Co-ordinate to Google this saves, on boilerplate, eight minutes per call.

Also coming is Farthermost Battery Saver, which limits certain apps and merely runs the essential features to stop unnecessary power drain when you need every last watt. Video telephone call app Duo is getting a heave to its screen sharing likewise, and the feature is at present available in group calls – provided you're using Wi-Fi or 5G.

Merely information technology'due south not just nigh the older phones, because more features are coming to Pixel 5 too. Nosotros've already heard nearly the big one, which is adaptive sound. That uses a combination of auto learning and your telephone'southward microphone to detect where y'all are and what's happening around y'all. That way your music will always sound peachy, regardless of what's going on nearby.

Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a devices will also get more authentic GPS when you're on pes, every bit well every bit adaptive battery and connectivity features. Adaptive battery helps preserve battery health by decision-making how both devices charge, as well as automatically saving juice when you're likely to miss your next top up. Adaptive connectivity will also switch between 4G and 5G, depending on which network is best for your current activity.

Y'all tin read more over at the Google web log, merely either way it's a smashing time to have a Pixel – regardless of which ane you actually utilize.

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