The new software update also brings a feature called “Clear Calling,” which Google says reduces background noise while calling, and improves speakerphone voices. When transcribing recordings on Googles Recorder app, you will also be able to see labels for each speaker, should more than one person speak.

Like the new VPN, both of these features were announced earlier, and are unique to the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro. These additions will also accompany other new features coming to older Pixel devices, like spatial sound when combined with the companys Pixel Buds Pro. That feature will become available starting in January on the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, as well as on Googles newest phones.

There is also a new Settings Hub for Security & Privacy tools, available for the Pixel 4A and newer devices, as well as new wallpaper themes in honor of International People With Disabilities Day, Dec. 3. These wallpapers will be available for the Pixel 3 and newer devices. Meanwhile, Google is also rolling out new features to the Pixel Watch, like the Sleep Profiles function from Fitbit, along with new tiles to display weather and your contacts. Fall detection, which Google announced at the Pixel Watchs October launch, is coming in 2023.

Google usually releases new features to Pixel phones via “feature drops,” which happen about every few months. Software updates like these are especially crucial to the Pixel 7 lineup, as they provide another way for Google to differentiate its newest phones from last years Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, as well as competing Android devices from Samsung, OnePlus, Motorola, and others. While Google has introduced an updated design, its new Tensor G2 processor, and improved cameras to its phones for 2022, the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro are mostly incremental upgrades over their predecessors.