Google 今早正式向 Pixel 裝置推送 12月份的 Feature Drop。Pixel 5a (5G) 或之後的 Pixel 裝置都會收到更新，而最新的版本號為 Pixel 5G UQ1A.231205.014 ，其他裝置為 UQ1A.231205.015。
今次 Feature Drop 有很多新功能和改進，當然不是所有型號有齊新功能，部份新功能和改進只限指定 Pixel 型號。首先是 Pixel 8 Pro 會有 Gemini Nano 全新的 AI 模型，可以提供更多 AI 人工智能服務，包括將錄音內容做 Summary 摘要 就算離線狀態也可，還有在 GBoard 提供 Smart Reply 功能。
除此之外，相機功能亦有多項改進 Portrait Light, Night Sight in Time Lapse, Photo Unblur Upgrade, Video Boost, Night Sight in Time Lapse。另外還有 Contextual Reply in Call Screen , Doc Scanner Clean 功能, 將 Pixel 作為 Webcam。Pixel Fold 就有 Dual Screen Preview 功能，而 Pixel Tablet 就有
Clear Calling 和 Spatial Audio。
詳細各 Pixel 裝置的新功能可參考下面的圖表。
下面是 Feature Drop 的介紹影片
另外，今次更新亦有一系列 Fix 修正。
Apps
- General improvements for stability or performance with certain system apps *[1]
Audio
- Fix for users facing issues in pairing Hearing aid with phone during calls under certain conditions
Battery & Charging
- General improvements for charging and battery usage *[2]
Biometrics
- Fix for fingerprint issues on first attempt when always-on display is enabled under certain conditions *[3]
Bluetooth
- Fix for issue causing Bluetooth discovery to stop functioning under certain conditions
- Fix for issue causing Bluetooth to stop functioning under certain conditions
Camera
- General improvements for camera stability under certain conditions
Display & Graphics
- Fix for issue causing emoji icons to be rendered brighter than the rest of the adjacent content *[1]
- Fix for issue causing visual artifacts while scrolling on the home screen under certain conditions *[1]
- Fix for users getting a green flash when using the phone in certain conditions
- General improvements to display stability
Framework
- General improvements for system stability and performance in certain conditions
Location & GPS
- Fix for issue causing GPS instability under certain conditions
Sensors
- Fix for Phone vibrating continuously in certain conditions *[3]
System
- Fix for issue causing third party apps to crash on start up in certain conditions
- Fix for issue with Battery charging notifications in certain conditions
Telephony
- Fix for Voice over Wi-Fi calls to fail in certain conditions
- General improvements for network connection stability and performance in certain conditions
User Interface
- Fix for black bar at the bottom of the display after changing screen saver in certain conditions *[4]
- Fix for black screen in certain conditions *[1]
- Fix for certain users unable to share Videos/Screenshots/Documents in certain conditions *[4]
- Fix for custom clock reset to default in certain conditions
- Fix for email notification overlays that are not removed in certain conditions
- Fix for empty home screen post unlocking via fingerprint in certain conditions
- Fix for home screen blank background post unlocking in certain conditions *[4]
- Fix for incorrect date/time showing in status bar in certain conditions
- Fix for issue causing quick settings tiles to not activate under certain conditions
- Fix for issue causing the clock and temperature to overlap on the At a Glance lockscreen
- Fix for issue with blank notifications in certain conditions
- Fix for messages SMS Icon not showing in certain conditions
- Fix for missing icons post unlocking via fingerprint in certain conditions
- Fix for missing mobile icons in certain conditions when multiple SIMs are used
- Fix for unable to unlock device in certain conditions *[5]
- Fix for Wallpaper on home screen showing black in certain conditions
- Fix for Wi-Fi icon not displaying in certain conditions
- General improvement to the setup wizard flow pertaining to the navigation mode selection *[1]
- General improvements for performance and Memory management in certain UI transitions
- General improvements for performance and stability in certain UI transitions and animations
- General improvements for system stability and performance in certain conditions
Wi-Fi
- General improvements for Wi-Fi stability and performance in certain conditions
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Device Applicability
Fixes are available for all supported Pixel devices unless otherwise indicated below.
*[1] Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 8*[2] Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 8, Pixel Fold, Pixel Tablet*[3] Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 7a, Pixel Fold, Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro*[4] Pixel Fold, Pixel Tablet*[5] Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 7a, Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro
