Google’s Pixel Pill launched with a bundled charging and speaker dock, however no keyboard or stylus – not whilst extra purchases. That is a bit odd in at this time’s world the place tablets routinely characteristic these as choices. New proof at this time factors within the path of Google really working in direction of releasing a first-party keyboard and stylus for its pill, nevertheless.
This was found by a developer in a URL that results in the newest model of the Pixel Retail Demo app, which is used to lock down show gadgets in retail shops and showcase varied options of the gadget it is working on. The URL was noticed within the “PixelSetupWizardOverlay” APK, which factors Google’s Setup Wizard app to the situation of the newest model of the Retail Demo app throughout demo gadget provisioning.
The most recent model of the Retail Demo app, launched on Could 21, homes strings that instantly identify a “Keyboard for Pixel Pill” in addition to a “Pen for Pixel Pill”. There are not any pictures of both accent within the app, and in the intervening time we’ve got no extra particulars like pricing or a launch timeframe, nevertheless it’s fairly clear that Google is (or at the very least was, as not too long ago as final month) working in direction of a launch of those equipment within the close to future.
The truth that these strings could be discovered inside Google’s app meant to showcase options in retail shops strongly signifies that the corporate needs to showcase the upcoming keyboard and stylus in these shops once they arrive.
Add to this the truth that the Pixel Pill’s official specs checklist help for USI 2.0 stylus pens, and the enhancements in stylus and keyboard help added to Android 14, and the image turns into even clearer.
In fact, there’s an opportunity that neither of those equipment will see the sunshine of day – in spite of everything, in the event that they’re actual, why not announce them in Could alongside the pill? So do take all of this with a grain of salt, and we’ll let you understand after we discover out extra.