The latest data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/tag/google” data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/tag/google”>Google Pixel Drop is here with several upgrades for your Pixel phone. Some are small-scale, but there are two larger improvements to Google Messages and data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/tag/google-maps” data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/tag/google-maps”>Google Maps that Pixel owners should pay attention to.
Google Messages is getting two upgrades, including the addition of the AI-based Remix feature and improvements to Scam Detection. Meanwhile, Google Maps now has a new power-saving mode. More on both below.
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What’s new in Messages
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Remix is a generative AI tool that…

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