While the Google Pixel experience is easily one of the best you’ll find today, it’s no secret that other platforms often have features not available on a Pixel device. As Google prepares to fill yet another one of those gaps, what features do you think are still missing from Pixel phones?
New findings in Android 17 suggest that Google is adding a proper “shuffle” wallpaper option to Pixel phones, a feature that’s become commonplace on other devices. I use it on my Galaxy Z Fold 7 to shuffle through some of those stunning images from the credits of Project Hail Mary on my lockscreen, but it’s available well beyond just Samsung phones. Even Apple supports it on iPhone. Google Pixel has had a very limited version of this for the better part of a decade now, but it’s wild it’s taken this long for this to even be in development.
Google Pixel phones may soon let you ‘shuffle’ your favorite wallpapers
It had me thinking – what other features are missing on Pixel?
For a while, it’s felt like Google has been checking boxes on things I’ve missed from other devices. Pixel foldables/tablets now support pop-up apps through Bubbles, for instance. That’s something I really liked about the Galaxy Z Fold lineup, but missed last year while daily-driving the Pixel 9 Pro Fold. A while back, auto-complete for using PIN unlock was finally added, something that Google left out for far too long and that I always missed when switching back to Pixel from basically any other Android device.
