Pixel Owners Get Access to New Pixel VIPs Widget Ahead of Schedule

Pixel Owners Get Access to New Pixel VIPs Widget Ahead of Schedule
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Pixel Owners Get Access to New Pixel VIPs Widget Ahead of Schedule

Monitor the immediate location and latest activities of your key contacts, all from your home screen.

(Image credit: Andrew Myrick / Android Central)

Key information to note

  • The VIPs widget is appearing on select Pixel phones sooner than expected.
  • You can pin essential contacts with real-time notifications, recent discussions, and their map locations.
  • These contacts receive a decorative badge in your Favorites and prominent placement in Google Contacts.

Shortly after being discovered in a Google testing application, the Pixel VIPs widget is already reaching some Pixel devices.

Google is evidently accelerating the launch. The widget was initially thought to debut alongside the Google Pixel 10 series. Yet, the Pixel VIPs widget has begun to make surprise appearances.

9to5Google, several Pixel users were unexpectedly prompted with an app update Sunday night, indicating that Google is prepared to deploy it now.