Weekly Headlines: Google beats Samsung, March 2024 Update, Circle to Search, Pixel Watch 3 UWB and more

Welcome to Weekly Headlines at I M Judge! 

I guess, you may have installed the latest Feature Drop on your Pixel. So it’s the third week of our Weekly Headlines streak that takes you to all the latest and breaking insights about Google and Android. I will try to put useful and interesting topics as much as possible.

1️⃣ Pixel March 2024 Feature Drop

As expected, Google rolled out the March 2024 Feature Drop for Pixel phones on the first Monday of the month. The update is available for Pixel 5a 5G and all other Tensor-powered Pixel devices and brings features namely:

1. Improved Call Screen
2. HDR: Pixel Camera x Instagram
3. Circle to Search

2️⃣ Circle to Search for Pixel 7 & 7 Pro

Google announced the expansion of Circle to Search feature to 2022’s flagship phones – Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. Read more here:

3️⃣ March 2024 Android Fixes

Earlier this month, Google started rolling out the March 2024 update to Pixel devices, bringing the latest security fixes, enhancements. The software improves Bluetooth and WiFi, Camera, Display and Graphics, UI and more:

4️⃣ Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2

Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2, bringing fixes for 8 major issues, rolled out to Google Pixel 5a, Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7 and 7 Pro, Pixel 7a, Pixel Fold, Pixel Tablet, and Pixel 8 and 8 Pro. Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2 resolves 8 major issues:

5️⃣ Pixel Watch 3 UWB

Google is reportedly working to fuel ultra-wideband (UWB) technology in the Pixel Watch 3. It might supercharge the Watch Unlock feature with the inclusion of ultra-wideband (UWB) connectivity.

6️⃣ Threads x Pixel: Ultra HDR/10-bit HDR

Threads quietly added support for Ultra HDR images and 10-bit HDR videos on Google Pixel devices. With the March Feature Drop, Google announced an HDR upgrade for Instagram, which also applied to Threads.

7️⃣ Google outshines Samsung in Japan

IDC reported that the Japanese smartphone market’s growth declined by 11% year on year. Google Pixel scored an outstanding growth of 527% in Japan in 2023. Google with a 10.7% share outshined Samsung (6.3%).

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