Pixel Feature Drop rounds out 2022 in style – if you've got a new BMW

At that place's another Pixel Characteristic Drop out in the wild that brings meaning improvements to the make new Pixel 6 series, also equally older devices in the range.

The December drop, which is probable to exist the last of 2022, includes the improver of the Quick Tap To Snap feature to the Pixel 4a 5G and above.

This characteristic was announced at the Pixel 6 launch in October and enables users to quickly access Snapchat by double borer the back of the screen. The idea is to provide deeper Snapchat integration within the Android camera, making information technology easier to post your nigh recent photograph or video to the ephemeral social network.

For Pixel six and Pixel 6 Pro owners, this update enables the digital car primal feature also previewed during the launch issue. You won't exist able to use it unless you have a 2020, '21 or '22 BMW, but those who do can lock and unlock their cars by tapping the phone next to the door handle.

Also, "you can beginning your car by placing your Pixel on the interior central reader and pressing the engine start button," Google explains in a blog mail service.

The update also unlocks the ultra-wideband connectivity for the Pixel half dozen Pro, exclusively. Google says it offers improvements to the Nearby Share feature, cheers to the greater precision offered by the location-based tech.

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Google has also updated its Now Playing music detection experience for Pixel phones. Information technology works entirely on device now and the track will automatically exist detected and listed on the lock screen. Google adds: "And if you're really digging information technology, smash that music note icon next to the rails's recognition on your lock screen to save it as a favorite."

It's similar to the Shazam feature congenital into the Control Heart in iOS. This characteristic is now available on Pixel iv and upwards. Sticking with music, there'due south also improved bass control for users of the Pixel A-Series earphones, bringing a bass slider within the Pixel Buds app.

Elsewhere, there's also a new feature for Pixel 3 and above that enables more than granular controls for the power button that determine how long you printing to summon the Google Assistant. That tin help to avoid accessing the voice banana accidentally.

You tin can see some of the improvements detailed in the video below.