Despite getting another pixel phone soon, despite my refusal, there are certainly some Pixel-exclusive features I will miss when I switch to my next smartphone. Call screening and other call features do not make my list, as these abilities are not available in unable markets. Nevertheless, what am I doing here when I upgrade.

This is certainly one of my favorite things about the pixel line, as these phones were generally the first to receive the brand-new Android version. For example, Google released Android 16 On June 10, and the Pixel handsets were found on the same day. Samsung, Xiaomi and other manufacturers have so far released Android 16 on their phone.

Of course, Google has the advantage of having an owner of platforms and hardware, so it is a bit unfair to expect other manufacturers to be early on a draw. I also argue that the Android version updates do not actually have many game-changing features, while many new features are released instead of Google Play Services. Nevertheless, I will always appreciate being ahead of the pack when it comes to the release of stable software.

Google has now offered to play functionality on its pixel over the years. It uses on-device machine learning to identify music in your environment, and then display track information on your lock screen. You can reach your play -playing history to get a log of songs recognized by your phone.

I still feel that it is one of the best pixel features after this time, and I really want more brands to adopt the same on-device smart. At least the developer community has stepped together Environment music modes So I can technically get it on my non-pixel phone, even if with some tampering.

Perhaps the biggest reason I bought a pixel phone in the first place, the camera quality was. At that time, compared to most of its rivals, I felt that Pixel 7 Pro usually took great looking shots which still looked quite natural. In fact, I am still taking myself some good snap with this phone in 2025.

However, don’t misunderstand me. Rival manufacturers such as Xiaomi, Vivo, and Oppo have better camera hardware than pixel phones. And some of them Camera phone Take better pictures in a low-lighting case or while zoom in. But it says a lot that I will sometimes shoot a scene or take a selfie with my old pixel instead of a new flagship.

A voice recorder that automatically transfer speech without internet connection? It seems to be a pedestrian in 2025, but the Google’s recorder app blew my mind when I used Pixel 4 in 2019. In fact, I still use this app while conducting interviews even today, and I continue to consider it one of the best pixel features.

Reputable brands have long offered Voice recorder apps with transcription functionality. However, most of these apps lacked on-device transcription at that time, which made Google’s app really special. Some of these apps have received offline smarts, but the Google recorder still thanks to the seamless cloud backup, web-based access (recorder.google.com), and locally thanks to the locally generated summary. I will miss the official, preloaded version on my pixel, but I will definitely sideload this app on my next phone.

Pixel 7 Pro before purchasing a pixel feature that flew under my radar was Rickants/Multitasking menu. This is another feature that I grew to love, and I will really miss it when I eventually switch to another phone.

Pixel devices have now offered a supercharged recipe menu for generations. Just enter the recipes menu and you will see Screenshot And choose Button under the app window. Tap Screenshot Quickly to take a screenshot of an app, while choose The button lets you highlight and choose the text. You can also tap and hold on the lesson to highlight it without really use choose button. In any phenomenon, I later found the button untrustbody’s useful to copy the text in the images or for the text, which could not be selected for some reason for some reason. Asus has come closer with its own multitasking menu, but it still does not scratch the same itching.