{"slug": "made-by-google-pixel-11-event-what-to-expect-and-how-to-watch", "title": "Made By Google Pixel 11 Event: What to Expect and How to Watch", "summary": "Google will unveil the Pixel 11 family, including the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL, and Pixel 11 Pro Fold, at its Made by Google event on Aug. 12, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. PT / 6:00 p.m. ET, hosted by Trevor Noah. The devices will feature the Tensor G6 chipset, 12GB of RAM across all models, and start at 256GB storage, with prices $100 higher than last year. Google also plans to introduce the Pixel Watch 5 and Pixel Tag, and showcase new Gemini AI features with Android 17.", "body_md": "It's almost time for Google to reveal its new flagship smartphones. The Pixel 11 family, which includes the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, and Pixel 11 Pro Fold, will be officially announced at the Aug. 12 Made by Google event. We're also expecting the Pixel Watch 5 to be introduced alongside the new phones, as well as the highly leaked tracking accessory, the Pixel Tag.\n\nRumors and leaks are still circulating about what's to come, even as the unveiling date fast approaches. Nothing is confirmed until we hear it directly from Google, but we can still speculate based on what's available. Is the Pixel 11 going to have an improved Gemini experience? Will the RAM crisis [finally hit Google's Pixel hardware](/mobile-phones/166509/pixel-11-line-up-will-have-higher-costs-and-lower-ram-says-leak)? Let's get into it.\n\n## How to Watch Made by Google\n\nMade by Google broadcasts live on YouTube on** Aug. 12, 2026**,** **at** 3:00 p.m. PT **/** 6:00 p.m. ET**. Unlike last year's extremely confusing soiree hosted by Jimmy Fallon, this year will hopefully present fewer awkward and cringeworthy moments. So far, the [lineup is stacked](https://www.threads.com/@googlepixel/post/DbtZOxPisiD), as Google puts it. Trevor Noah will host the event, with appearances by athletes like [NBA player Steph Curry](/fitness-trackers/164178/steph-curry-teases-new-google-wearable-that-looks-like-a-whoop-band) and track and field star Chari Hawkins, celebrity podcast host Alex Cooper, pop princess Pink Pantheress, and more.\n\n## The New Pixel 11 Family\n\nWe expect the main devices Google showcases to be the Pixel 11 family, which includes the standard Pixel 11, the souped-up Pixel 11 Pro, and the slightly larger Pixel 11 Pro XL. The Pixel 11 Pro Fold will also launch as the foldable option.\n\nDon't expect anything drastically different in terms of design. Leaked images show phones that look similar to last year's, albeit in [different colorways](https://evleaks.substack.com/p/p11?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true), including a purple hue. We still don't know if last year's Pixel cases will work with this year's Pixel 11 set.\n\nThe Pixel 11 family will receive a [processing upgrade](/mobile-phones/166509/pixel-11-line-up-will-have-higher-costs-and-lower-ram-says-leak), even though its economical predecessor, the [Pixel 10a](/mobile-phones/163792/google-pixel-10a), did not. Google's Tensor G6 chipset will power the device. However, all Pixel smartphone models, including the Pro, will be limited to 12GB of RAM. It's a big departure from the last two generations of the Pixel Pro, which came standard with 16GB of RAM. You might be looking at an older Pixel device for an upgrade if memory is important to you.\n\nGoogle is removing the 128GB storage option from all its Pixel devices. [It will start with 256GB instead](/mobile-phones/166374/eyeing-the-pixel-11-its-going-to-cost-more-thanks-to-the-ram-crisis), an obvious byproduct of the global component shortage. The bummer is that it means each device will start at $100 more than last year. At the very least, if you plan to upgrade this year, you're getting 256GB or more right out of the gate.\n\nThe wildcard hardware feature for the Pixel 11 series is the notification light on the back of Pixel devices. It's long been rumored to be called Pixel Glow, though recently there's been chatter that it'll be called [HiLight](https://9to5google.com/2026/08/04/google-pixel-11-hilight-glow-leak/). We already know the feature will light up when specific contacts are calling, but we're waiting to hear what else it can do.\n\n## What's New With Gemini?\n\nGoogle technically [debuted Gemini Intelligence](/android/166283/google-tips-more-full-fledged-gemini-intelligence-for-samsungs-new-foldables) with the release of Samsung's latest foldable smartphones. But the Pixel 11 is likely to be the real deal for showing what's new with Gemini. All the devices will ship with [Android 17](/android/165635/android-17-is-now-live-for-anyone-with-a-pixel-smartphone), which went live back in May.\n\n## An Upgrade to the Pixel Watch\n\nIt may seem too soon for an upgrade to last year's [Pixel Watch 4](/migrated-99802-smartwatches/160578/google-pixel-watch-4), but the Pixel Watch 5 is coming. We know someone found it [underwater while scuba diving](/migrated-99802-smartwatches/165305/google-pixel-watch-5-spotted-in-bizarre-underwater-leak) earlier this year, though we still don't know why it was there or whether it was planted to generate interest in the wearable. Either way, this will be the first Pixel Watch to launch with the newly revamped [Google Health](/health-fitness/164823/google-health-is-back-as-fitbit-app-rebrands-for-new-tracker).\n\n## Pixel Tag\n\nIt's time for Google to have its own branded tracking device after relying on third parties. The [Pixel Tag](https://9to5google.com/2026/07/31/this-is-the-google-pixel-tag/) was recently tipped as a small, oblong tracker that works only on Google's Find Hub network. Hopefully, Google includes [ultra-wideband ](/networking/133141/how-do-apple-airtags-work-ultra-wideband-explained)for precision tracking, a feature already available on Samsung's smartphones and its own branded trackers.\n\n## Android XR? Googlebook?\n\nGoogle likely won't spend much time on Android XR at the Made by Google event, since it already discussed it so much at [Google I/O](/smart-glasses/165079/google-samsung-offer-first-look-at-android-xr-smart-glasses-heres-what-you-get-and-whats-missing). The hope is that Warby Parker and Gentle Monster will finally open the floodgates on their respective Android XR smartglasses, so that while you're upgrading your Pixel, you can reserve a pair to match.\n\nGooglebook, the highly anticipated redo of the company's desktop operating system, based on Android and built around Gemini Intelligence, is unlikely to debut at the Made by Google event either. Most reports suggest it's coming in the fall, [possibly at IFA](/ai/166541/lenovo-googlebook-15-renders-give-first-look-at-style-and-substance). And anyway, this is a smartphone event, not a laptop one.\n\nStay tuned for PCMag's coverage of Made by Google; we'll be on site for the event on Aug. 12.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/made-by-google-pixel-11-event-what-to-expect-and-how-to-watch", "canonical_source": "https://uk.pcmag.com/migrated-99802-smartwatches/166624/made-by-google-pixel-11-event-what-to-expect-and-how-to-watch", "published_at": "2026-08-08 14:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-09 14:10:13.428141+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-products"], "entities": ["Google", "Pixel 11", "Pixel 11 Pro", "Pixel 11 Pro Fold", "Pixel Watch 5", "Pixel Tag", "Tensor G6", "Trevor Noah"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/made-by-google-pixel-11-event-what-to-expect-and-how-to-watch", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/made-by-google-pixel-11-event-what-to-expect-and-how-to-watch.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/made-by-google-pixel-11-event-what-to-expect-and-how-to-watch.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/made-by-google-pixel-11-event-what-to-expect-and-how-to-watch.jsonld"}}