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Google has officially unveiled the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro and Pro XL, and Pixel 11 Fold. They’re available for preorder from retailers and carriers.
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Everything announced at Made by Google '26: Pixel 11, Pixel Watch 5, Pixel Tag, and tons of Gemini features | TechCrunch
From the Pixel 11 series and a brand new competitor to Apple’s AirTag, here are all the announcements from the Made by Google 2026 event.
Google’s Quick Share adds a tap-to-share mode
Google's Quick Share feature is getting a tap-to-share mode for quickly exchanging contacts, photos, videos, and more.
Now that’s what I call pistachio.
Samsung’s online-exclusive “Pistachio” version of the Galaxy Z Fold 8 looks great, and has apparently been selling well. But I’m a much bigger fan of Google’s Pixel 11 finish by the same name. It looks a lot closer to the color of a good pistachio gelato, unlike whatever minty nonsense Samsung is up to. [Image: Your pistachios really shouldn’t look like the phone on the right. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/google-pixel-11-samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-pistachio.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
Google’s Pixel 11 series pairs a little new hardware with a lot of new software
More helpful features, less AI slop.
Google takes on AirTag with the new $29 Pixel Tag
Google’s new Pixel Tag taps into its Find Hub network to help users track lost keys, bags, and other items.
Google’s Pixel 11 lineup offers fewer hardware changes, but much more Gemini
The Google Pixel 11 series starts $100 costlier than the last year, but offers 256GB base storage.
Android now has a tap-to-share feature
The Quick Share update makes it easier to share contact info and files between Pixel devices, and soon, Samsung phones.
Google unveils the Pixel Watch 5 with a smarter Gemini and advanced health monitoring | TechCrunch
The new smartwatch, which starts at $399, can track blood pressure patterns and insulin resistance, as well as deliver personalized help and better sleep tracking.
Google’s new Pixel 11 Pro Fold offers a stronger build and brighter screens
The Pixel 11 Pro Fold will cost $1,899.
Honor’s Robot Phone is better than a gimbal in a phone has any right to be
After an hour of testing the Robot Phone, I’m surprised but impressed.
Apple updated the Siri app icon in its latest iOS 27 developer beta.
Now, it’s a glassier orb. I like it. With beta 5, Apple also tweaked the Safari, Preview, Settings, and Remote app icons, according to 9to5Mac. I grabbed a screenshot of the new icons — what do you think? [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-11-at-1.20.43-PM.png?quality=90&strip=all]
The boss of Apple Pay is retiring.
Jennifer Bailey will be leaving Apple in October, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports. That means she’ll be leaving shortly after incoming CEO John Ternus takes over on September 1st. In a memo to staff included in Gurman’s article, SVP of services Eddy Cue said that a succession plan will be announced before Bailey departs. [Media: https://www.threads.com/@markgurman/post/Db6KtMSCcjY?xmt=AQG0Feh2y7_jI-9mbL8m63NQxinU4nIeJ59uuZOLalempXXDXBS6DoEoaXXOsnIV7WA2imA]
The Galaxy Z Fold 8 survives JerryRigEverything’s bend test.
It’s still a stomach-clenching moment, though. He also did a cool teardown. [Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZOYCMkic0E]
Apple could help you prove your iPhone photos aren’t deepfakes
iOS 27 beta 5 includes code references for an “Apple Reference Image” system that can embed provenance metadata into iPhone photographs.
Samsung is bringing hearing aid capabilities to its Galaxy Buds.
The FDA-approved hearing aid feature will arrive on the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro and Galaxy Buds 4 Pro in the US and select markets later this year. Samsung has also announced that users will be able to perform a hearing test with the buds, which will use the results to amplify the sounds they have trouble hearing the most. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/samsung-hearing-aid.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
The Microsoft Surface Phone that got away.
Windows Central shared photos showing what appears to be a prototype of a rumored, unreleased Windows phone “that was expected to ship in 2014 under the Surface moniker.” It even has a design similar to a Surface laptop and reportedly included a Qualcomm chip and a 720p display. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/surface-phone-prototype-windows-central.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
What comes after the smartphone? Amazon's Panos Panay will make his case at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch
At Disrupt 2026, Amazon's Panos Panay will provide his vision for what's in store for us beyond the smartphone.