Pixel phones are getting new icon styles, Create My Widget, and more in November. Pixel Drop

Google’s Pixel phones get an update every month, but most are just security patches and bug fixes. The biggest changes are grouped into quarterly Pixel Drops, and one of them is rolling out today. The update brings a few new features, and many Gemini features previously exclusive to the latest Pixel phones will also be extended to Google’s Pixel 10 lineup.

The Pixel 11 was Google’s first foray into the “Gemini Intelligence” brand, something we’ll see a lot more of in the future. Some of the features under this heading were limited to Google’s newer phones (and in some cases, Samsung phones). The November Pixel Drop will extend these AI features to the Pixel 10 lineup, but crucially, this doesn’t include the budget-focused Pixel 10a.

For starters, the Pixel 10 series will benefit from the enhanced Personalized Suggestions (formerly known as Magic Cue) that debuted on the Pixel 11. This allows things like sending shopping lists to Google Keep from other apps and generating summaries from the context menu. Rambler, Google’s AI-assisted voice typing system, is also coming to 2025 phones. Likewise, Gemini app automation will roll out to Pixel 10 with this update. This feature is still limited to some apps for ridesharing, food delivery, travel, and a few other categories.

The AI-powered icon theme that Google added to Pixels in March is also getting an update. Initially, this feature simply matched icon colors to the system theme when developers did not include necessary theme elements. With this update, Google says it has moved the feature to a more powerful Nano Banana model, unlocking 10 new icon styles for your home screen.