All the features that Google added to the Pixel in December 2021

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Google has announced a number of new features coming to Pixel phones. While none of them will blow your mind alone, when you look at them all, it’s a pretty solid drop from Google that should make Pixel owners very happy.

First, Google announced an update to Pixel’s Quick Tap feature. Now you can quickly open Snapchat from the lock screen, so you can post to your Story or quickly send content to your friends.

Google says, “Quick Tap to Snap is available for all Pixel 4a with 5G or newer Pixel phones. Plus, starting this month, you’ll be able to add a new Pixel-only lens, Pixel Face, to your Snaps. Search for more lenses exclusive to Pixel in future feature launches.

The feature release also adds a digital car key for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro on select BMW 2020-2022 models. You have to tap the phone on the supported car door handle and you will be able to unlock it and get in.

You can try out a new accessibility feature that isn’t ready for prime time yet. The feature is called Conversation Mode. Google says it “uses on-device machine learning to help anyone hear conversations in noisy environments better by tuning into their interlocutor and cutting out competing noise.”

Now Playing on Pixel has also received an update. It will automatically recognize playing music without sending sounds to a server, so if you listen and sing and want to know what it is, your Pixel phone has you covered.

Here are the other minor features coming to Pixel devices:

Improved bass level control for Pixel Buds A-Series New backgrounds, including those for International Day of Persons with Disabilities Traffic Accident Detection in Taiwan, Italy, France and existing countries Spain, Ireland, Japan, UK, Australia , Singapore, and the United States

Google said the feature drop will roll out to Pixel 3a devices through Pixel 5a (5G) in the coming weeks. Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro devices will receive the features next week.

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