Google is rolling out a brand new characteristic to Pixel units that makes it simpler to attach with folks you’re near. Pixel VIPs is a brand new widget that builds on the favourite contacts already saved to Pixel telephones, permitting customers so as to add private notes about them, see real-time location info when shared, and shortly test after they final spoke.
The characteristic additionally permits VIP contacts to bypass the “don’t disturb” settings on units to make sure customers by no means miss any of their calls or messages. The widget is introduced like a timeline that makes it simpler to entry info like birthdays, anniversaries, and when the final name or message was exchanged, all from a single interface as a substitute of leaping between apps.
Users can depart memos on VIP contacts to avoid wasting info like reward concepts, notable pursuits, or upcoming appointments that might in any other case get buried in separate note-taking apps like Google Keep. The characteristic additionally gives a “issues to do collectively” part that may suggest shared actions based mostly on consumer preferences. For maintaining in contact remotely, folks designated as VIP contacts can share native updates about their stay location, time, and climate, in addition to enable customers to see the space between them.
The VIP characteristic shall be out there on Pixel 6 units or newer, and it integrates with Google Messages and WhatsApp. It begins rolling out on June tenth.
