Google announced March 2023 Android Feature Drop

Today, Google began to release the March 2023 Feature Drop to Pixel smartphones. This firmware update has no direct connection with Samsung phones, but it’s great to see that Google is following Samsung’s footsteps of sharing new smartphone-specific features with older ones.

Introduced with Pixel 7 series, the faster Night Sight feature is expanding to Pixel 6 series phones with the March update. Moreover, the Pixel 6 and later exclusive Magic Eraser feature is making its way to older Pixel phones, well, Samsung’s Object Eraser is already available on Galaxies widely.

The Direct My Call feature has also expanded to Pixel 4a with later released phones. You’ll see the menu options ahead of time so you get to the right extension even faster when you call many of the most popular toll-free numbers in the U.S.

Pixel devices have also integrated the Health Connect feature, which Samsung already did with the One UI 5.1 firmware. This feature stores your data on the device and provides you with a central set of controls to manage your health and fitness data.

Fall Detection

Google’s first Pixel Watch finally gained the fall detection feature that can detect if you’ve taken a hard fall and connect you to emergency services. In case of an emergency, your Pixel Watch will play an automated message to request help wherever you are.

Wear OS 3

Google announced that new sound and display settings are coming to Wear OS 3+ in the coming weeks, which will make it easier to customize audio and visual experiences on Pixel Watch. There will be new accessibility features in the Wear OS 3-powered smartwatches.