Google has started developing a standalone Now Playing app for Pixel devices, separating its song identification feature from Android System Intelligence.

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The portfolio of Pixel-exclusive apps grew in 2025 in a trend that will only continue as Google works to differentiate its experience. Notably, availability was not limited to just new devices.

Google’s Pixel flagships have had a lackluster Weather app situation. The phones shipped with a Weather app out of the box, but the app didn’t really do much outside of integrating with the Clock app.

Google launched a new Pixel Journal app for quick notes and AI-powered prompts alongside the Pixel 10 series today. Meanwhile, Pixel Recorder gets a Material 3 refresh, bigger waveforms, and a new ...

Google is providing a more detailed picture of its plans for Android and its devices in the next decade, one Pixel at a time.