Made by Google Podcast

Brian Rakowski, the product manager behind Pixel, shares his journey from Gmail to hardware at Google. He reveals exciting insights on the new Pixel 9 series, featuring cutting-edge design and AI capabilities. Brian discusses the Pixel Watch 3's user-friendly design and key emergency detection tech. He highlights the Pixel Buds Pro 2's comfort and audio improvements. The 'Add Me' feature for hassle-free group photos adds a fun twist, making memories easier to capture. It’s an engaging glimpse into the future of Pixel innovations!

Special guests from Google discuss the Pixel 8a, highlighting its powerful AI capabilities, impressive camera, sustainability efforts, and accessible price point. The podcast delves into the design changes, AI features, advanced camera capabilities, security features, and use of recycled materials in construction.

Ready for a tech world where you can fix what you own?   Join us as we celebrate the Right to Repair movement, and push for a more sustainable and consumer-friendly future.We'll explore why repairing should be easy, affordable, and a joyful act of ownership and how Google is driving meaningful changes in legislation to support a consumer's right to repair.We'll uncover the hidden potential of the things we already have and how fixing them ourselves empowers us.  Plus, we'll spotlight a tech leader changing the game: Google's Pixel. Learn how Pixel is being designed from the ground up to make its phones easier to repair and help usher in a new era of repairable tech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join product manager Ryan Krems, with a decade of wearable tech experience, as he discusses the evolution of wearables, overcoming constraints, integrating health features, and the future of wearable innovation. From Fitbit to the Google Pixel Watch, explore the transformation of wearable technology and the exciting advancements in personalized user experiences.

Discover the game-changing Circle to Search feature on Android devices, enabling users to search directly from their screens. Dive into the convenience of finding recipes, outfits, and more with a simple circle or tap. Explore the collaboration and innovation behind merging lens and search results, as well as the user engagement and development journey of this powerful feature.

Tired of disappointing videos that look grainy and shaky? Pixel 8 Pro's Video Boost is here to transform your footage! We spoke with product managers Kevin Fu and Lillian Chen, who revealed the secret sauce: by harnessing the power of the cloud, Video Boost applies Google's advanced HDR+ algorithm to the entirety of your video. The result? Studio-quality visuals, even in challenging low-light situations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seang Chau, Google's VP of Devices & Services Software, discusses Google's 7-year software update plan for Pixel phones. They explore challenges in Pixel phone launches, the integration of ML and AM models, and upcoming features like Call Assist.

Listen to experts discuss ways to improve sleep quality through innovative products, debunking common sleep misconceptions, exploring personalized sleep patterns, tracing the evolution of sleep tracking technology, and offering tips for optimizing sleep quality and patterns.

Exploring the art of sound design for Pixel phones, from creating unique auditory experiences with generative AI to the evolution of default sounds. Dive into the synergy of haptics and sound for user interface feedback, and the collaborative effort in crafting customizable notification sounds.

Exploring new Pixel features like recorded transcriptions and heart rate tracking, upcoming Feature Drops for Pixel devices, advancements in Pixel 8 and 8 Pro, March update for Pixel phones and watches with Circle to Search and 10-bit HDR on Instagram, decision-making process for product updates, and user feedback driving feature enhancements for Google devices.