The next Pixel phone may get a feature reminiscent of Nothing’s LED glyphs and old-school Android phones: a notification LED — only more interesting.
What looks to be a new feature called Pixel Glow was reported earlier Monday by 9to5Google. The name was discovered in the latest Android 17 beta 4, which was released on April 16. Pixel Glow is described as using “subtle light and color on the back of your device to inform you of important activity when it’s face down.” In essence, it’s a fancy notification LED.
Google didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
It appears that Pixel Glow will work in certain situations, like when a favorite contact calls. Unsurprisingly, it seems like the feature might also work when interacting with Gemini hands-free.
While 9to5Google says the feature was referenced in previous Android beta and Canary builds under code names, the latest Android 17 gave us an official name
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