We actually expected Google to add software-based Face Unlock to the Pixel 6 series. Context-based emoji will appear in the text suggestion bar for even easier adding, but you can just call out an emoji if you wish.

It’s said to be up to 2.5x faster, but the biggest inclusion is the ability to add emoji suggestions based on what you have just said. The super-accurate Assistant-powered voice typing is improved once again with Pixel 7. At launch, it supports English, Japanese, German, and French with more languages coming later down the line. In our experience, the transcription is not perfect but accurate enough to fully understand the context and content of an audio message. You can’t see transcriptions of your own audio messages, but any incoming audio is quickly processed and turned into text. For voice messages received in the default Google Messages app, you can toggle an option that will let you see a short transcript of any audio message received when using RCS Chat.

It is very similar in nature to Live Caption for Calls, which was added back with the March Pixel Feature Drop. Audio Message TranscriptionĮxpanding upon the early Live Caption capabilities added way back with the Pixel 4, Audio Message Transcription goes further once again. We’ll just have to wait to hear for ourselves if this is the upgrade that it has been touted as, but it is available as part of the latest QPR Beta for Pixel 7 series. Google’s demo of the feature claims that your voice is enhanced while the caller volume and voice are honed so that you can hear them better through the earpiece or even device speakers when calling hands-free. Sadly, it is not yet available on Pixel 7 or 7 Pro but is expected to roll out over the coming months. Subscribe to 9to5Google on YouTube for more videos Clear CallingĬlear Calling uses machine learning to intelligently filter out background noise when you make voice calls.

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