Google’s Pixel 6 and 6 Pro phones start to get the delayed March feature drop

The Pixel 6 and 6 Professional are lastly getting this month’s sizeable characteristic drop, as Google spokesperson Matt Flegal confirmed to The Verge that the rollout will start immediately. Google beforehand rolled out the replace to the Pixel 3A and 5A on March seventh however determined to push again the replace for Pixel 6 units to deal with bug fixes, based on Android Police.

A number of Pixel 6 house owners right here at The Verge are actually capable of obtain the replace just by checking for it on their telephones. The 490MB patch on the Pixel 6 updates its model quantity to SP2A.220305.013.A3.

March’s characteristic drop brings improved night time images in Snapchat, customized stickers, assist for YouTube watch events in Google Duo, in addition to a brand new Reside Caption characteristic you should use to speak with out even speaking throughout cellphone calls. We go over these options in higher element in our publish concerning the replace’s preliminary rollout.

The replace additionally brings numerous bug fixes, together with “common enhancements” for the fingerprint sensor’s stability and efficiency, in addition to battery and thermal efficiency on the Pixel 6 telephones. There’s additionally the promised repair for a problem inflicting Wi-Fi to randomly disconnect — a bug that was launched in February’s replace. Google can be rolling out assist for Verizon’s 5G C-Band on the Pixel 6 and 6 Professional, which is able to give customers entry to the ultra-wideband frequencies that the provider lit up in January.

It’s not that shocking that Google determined to delay this replace for the Pixel 6 and 6 Professional, and I don’t blame the corporate for being further cautious. Thus far, Google’s monitor document with pushing updates to its flagship telephones has been… a bit troubling. Final 12 months, Google paused a extremely anticipated December replace for Pixel 6 units after customers reported points with dropped calls and rolled out an amended model of the replace that went dwell in January. And naturally, there was the aforementioned February replace that didn’t go over effectively for everybody both.

Right here’s hoping that this replace received’t screw up something new this time.

Replace March twenty first 4:00PM ET: Up to date so as to add that the replace is now obtainable for Pixel 6 and 6 Professional units.