Google's November Pixel Drop Adds Photo Remixing in Messages, Scam Protection and 'Wicked' Themes

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more.

Google's latest Pixel Drop, the regular feature updates for its own-brand Pixel phones, is loaded with new AI-powered tools, messaging upgrades and even a bit of Hollywood flair. The November update will roll out to all currently supported Pixel phones, with select features also arriving on other Android devices.

The headline feature is Remix in Google Messages, which allows you to edit and reimagine any photo directly within a chat. Powered by Google's Gemini image model, codenamed Nano Banana, Remix works across Android and even in group chats where not everyone has a Pixel. If both people use ...