More updates on Pixel 9a

1. The Camera Bump
Google in its blog post shared low resolution images of “variety of designs for the rear camera bump,”. But Google wanted to maintain familiar design elements like the camera’s pill shape, while also embracing minimalism.

2. Pixel 9a features a Vapor Chamber!
Pixel 9 Pro/XL are the first pixels to feature a VC while the regular Pixel 9 lacks. But surprisingly, even the Pixel 9a packs a VC. If you are wondering 'why', that's basically done to manage heat caused due to inferior packaging method i.e 'iPOP' with Pixel 9a' Tensor G4. Pixel 9's SoC uses FO-PLP packaging method while the Pixel 9 Pro/XL Tensor G4 gets FO-WLP which greatly helps in heat management.

FunFact: Pixel 6 series was the last pixel lineup wherein Google DID NOT downgrade the Tensor chip, not even the packaging method used. Pixel 6a's Tensor G1 is the same SoC used in the Pixel 6 Pro.
With the Pixel 7 series, 7a heats more because it uses iPOP while Pixel 7/Pro gets FO-PLP.

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Google is working on a UI overhaul for Android

Google is overhauling Android’s UI as part of its Material 3 Expressive design. Status bar icons (Wi-Fi, mobile data, aeroplane mode, battery) are updated, and panels have a blurred background instead of solid black. The brightness slider is redesigned, and a split Quick Settings/notifications panel might arrive later.

The blur effect also appears in the app drawer, Recents menu, and PIN screen (along with dynamic-colored dots). The date/weather placement in the lock screen is changed, and a compact notification shelf is added. Volume sliders are thinner with distinct handles, and the media switcher is redesigned as well.

The Settings app now has colourful icons, menu items within cards, and subpage arrows. Pixel Launcher has new icon shapes like “four-sided cookie” and “complex clover.”

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The new expressive redesign is finally incoming with the new Android 16 QPR1 beta!

Most of the changes we have previously leaked are now officialized by Google. As spotted on Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1, the presence of this new "expressive design" is all over the system.

Here's a small re-cap of what's to be expected in the upcoming build:
• adding of blur all over the system, such as the app drawer (source) and the launcher overview (source);
• new status bar icons, similar to the ones from iOS (source);
• reworked recents view page with a newer (and cleaner) interface (source);
• clock personalization and wallpaper effects for customizing further your setup (source).
• the long awaited quick settings shown in photos, in contrast to the many experiments done with dual-shade...

...and many more! It seems like developers are really working hard on making Pixel phone's interface more customizable and enjoyable for the end-user, catching up with the latest trends introduced by the different skins present in today's phones market.

Are you happy with these finalized changes? Would you have preferred if Google took some more time and maybe rethought some of their design choices? Let us know below!

Google Pixel Leaks: The Wildest and Most Unpredictable in Smartphones

Google Pixel leaks are known as the wildest in the smartphone world because they truly can come from anywhere. Now, the leak arrives from Vancouver, Canada as production crew of 20+ members doing full on commercial shoot with equipment like macro probe lens, a Panavision rig etc
was spotted actively filming an ad for the Pixel 10.

From this ad leak, we also get two real-world shots of the Pixel 10 Pro in black color from afar and this leak confirms the renders that said Pixel 10 series will look exactly the same as Pixel 9 series in design.

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