The Pixel 6 and 6 Professional are lastly getting this month’s sizeable function drop, as Google spokesperson Matt Flegal confirmed to The Verge that the rollout will start right now. Google beforehand rolled out the replace to the Pixel 3A and 5A on March seventh however determined to push again the replace for Pixel 6 units to deal with bug fixes, in response to Android Police.
A number of Pixel 6 homeowners right here at The Verge are actually capable of obtain the replace just by checking for it on their telephones. The 490MB patch on the Pixel 6 updates its model quantity to SP2A.220305.013.A3.
March’s function drop brings improved night time images in Snapchat, customized stickers, help for YouTube watch events in Google Duo, in addition to a brand new Dwell Caption function you should utilize to speak with out even speaking throughout telephone calls. We go over these options in better element in our put up in regards to the replace’s preliminary rollout.
The replace additionally brings numerous bug fixes, together with “normal enhancements” for the fingerprint sensor’s stability and efficiency, in addition to battery and thermal efficiency on the Pixel 6 telephones. There’s additionally the promised repair for a problem inflicting Wi-Fi to randomly disconnect — a bug that was launched in February’s replace. Google can be rolling out help for Verizon’s 5G C-Band on the Pixel 6 and 6 Professional, which is able to give customers entry to the ultra-wideband frequencies that the service lit up in January.
It’s not that shocking that Google determined to delay this replace for the Pixel 6 and 6 Professional, and I don’t blame the corporate for being additional cautious. Thus far, Google’s monitor file with pushing updates to its flagship telephones has been… a bit troubling. Final 12 months, Google paused a extremely anticipated December replace for Pixel 6 units after customers reported points with dropped calls and rolled out an amended model of the replace that went reside in January. And naturally, there was the aforementioned February replace that didn’t go over effectively for everybody both.
Right here’s hoping that this replace gained’t screw up something new this time.
Replace March twenty first 4:00PM ET: Up to date so as to add that the replace is now accessible for Pixel 6 and 6 Professional units.
