Pixel 7 phones are getting a VPN and call enhancements today
by Allison Johnson from The Verge - All Posts on (#66H2W)
Google's December Pixel update includes a couple of anticipated features for its newest phones. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge If you've been eager to try Clear Calling on the Pixel 7 but unwilling to download beta software to use it, then today's your day - Google is taking it and a couple of other features promised for the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro public in today's feature drop. That includes new speaker labels for transcriptions in the Recorder app and access to Google One's VPN feature at no cost - it's otherwise reserved for subscribers on Google's $9.99 / month 2TB plan.
Clear Calling attempts to reduce background sounds when the person you're talking to is in a noisy environment. It's only coming to the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro and won't be added to Pixel 6 phones in the future. The Pixel 6 series uses the first-gen custom Tensor chipset and apparently lacks some...