Google Pixel Buds Pro

In testing the Gemini app over the past week, my usage of Google Assistant through Pixel Buds Pro has skyrocketed, and I’m actually liking the balance.

Wearables round out the Pixel Portfolio – as Google calls it – of phones, tablets, and foldables. In 2023, the Pixel Watch is only in its second generation, while Google’s headphones effort is on solid footing with the Pixel Buds Pro.

Quick Phrases let you take voice actions on alarms/timers and calls without having to first say “Hey Google” on Pixel phones, as well as Pixel Buds Pro.

Google’s Pixel Buds Pro debuted in 2022 largely to high praise, but as time has gone on, it’s become more and more clear where improvements can be made, including to ANC.

After previously only offering earbud replacements, Google will now let you buy a new Pixel Buds Pro case in the US if you lost the original.

In addition to rolling out Conversation Detection, Hearing Wellness, and features exclusive to the Pixel 8, Google announced a Pixel Buds web app, and it’s now available.

Following the announcement at the Pixel 8 and Watch 2 event last week, the Pixel Buds Pro 5.9 update is now seeing wide availability.

Instead of an entirely new version of the Pixel Buds, Google is bringing a laundry list of features to the Pixel Buds Pro in a major software update. The only physical change to the lineup is the addition of two new colors to match Google’s newest Pixel phones.

Ahead of this week’s Pixel 8 event, the company has rolled out an update for the Pixel Buds app, preparing for new features like “Hearing Wellness,” “Conversation Detection,” and more, confirming our earlier reporting.

Google is slated to breathe a little life into the Pixel Buds Pro with two new color variants – Bay Blue and Porcelain, previous leaks have suggested. New images have surfaced, showing us exactly what those colors look like.

Google’s Pixel Buds Pro first launched in mid-2022, and later this year we’re expecting a new update to the hardware by way of some new colors. But that has the question circulating: Should Google be releasing a “Pixel Buds Pro 2” sequel?

Google is preparing to add two new colors to its Pixel Buds Pro, with “Porcelain” and “Sky Blue” set to join the lineup alongside Pixel 8 this Fall.

It’s been just over a year since Google released the Pixel Buds Pro, and in that time, hopefully, you’ve remembered to clean them on multiple occasions. If not, Google will soon remind you to clean your Pixel Buds so on a regular basis.

It’s been just over a year since the Pixel Buds Pro were released, but have Google’s earbuds improved enough to stay ahead of the competition?

After rolling out two Pixel Buds Pro updates since the July 2022 launch, Google is planning a more sizable one that adds Clear Calling.

I tried out the new head tracking Spatial Audio feature of the Pixel Buds Pro, and came away impressed yet confused.

The January security patch already introduced support for static spatial audio on the latest Pixel phones. Google is now rolling out the Pixel Buds Pro update that enables spatial audio with head tracking. 

With Google’s latest mid-range phone seemingly just around the corner, the latest leaks show Google is preparing new blue color options for Pixel Buds A-Series and Pixel Buds Pro to match the Pixel 7a.

Google’s Pixel Buds app readies a new settings page to showcase the difference made by enabling head tracking for Spatial Audio on the Pixel Buds Pro.