Everything Google announced today: Pixel 11 series, Pixel Watch 5 and a totally new device

So, the hardware hasn't changed a ton this year outside of the internals and other minor differences. The Tensor G6 chipset, Android 17 and Gemini do help power new features, so let's run through some of those.

Gemini Intelligence will include an AI agent that can handle tasks like ordering groceries, booking rides and even calling businesses for you, Google says. In the latter case, you'll be able to see a live transcript and jump into the conversation whenever you want. This agent will only be available in the US at the outset.

In the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and India, Gemini Intelligence will be able to "understand your context, pull relevant information from across your favorite apps and proactively surface what you need, right when you need it," Google says. It will only do so if you grant it permission to access data from relevant apps. For instance, Gemini Intelligence might be able to comprehend a class syllabus in Gmail and add all of the necessary books to a shopping cart. Or bring up your availability on your calendar if a friend texts to ask when you're free to hang out. It can offer location-based suggestions on the lockscreen too.

A feature called Rambler, built into the Google keyboard, was previewed at I/O this year and will be coming to the new handsets. When you use voice-to-text, Pixel 11 phones can automatically remove filler words even as you, well, ramble. Live Translate can translate voice messages, videos and podcasts too.

There are lots of camera-centric features on Pixel 11 devices, such as being able to use Circle to Search within the viewfinder to get more context about the things you're pointing your phone at without having to leave the Camera app or take a photo.

There's a new feature in the Camera app called Magic Capture. This "catches the moment while you live it," Google says. With one tap, your phone can capture video and photos of the moment, and automatically crop and unblur them. So you might not have to pay too much attention to your screen if you're trying to capture part of a concert. (Please keep your phone away when you're at a show unless you're filming the entire thing and putting it on YouTube so I can watch too. Thanks.)

Another fresh Camera app feature is called Camera Looks. With this, you can take HDR+ photos using "your own set of distinct, professional-grade film styles and unique photo aesthetics," according to Google. The company adds that the feature will deliver consistent results for all skin tones. It sounds a lot like the Photographic Styles that Apple rolled out on the iPhone 16, too.

On the video front, there's a new stabilization feature for up to 8K video on Pro models, as well as a creator tab in the video settings. The Creator Suite tools include a teleprompter feature, updated speech enhancement capabilities and an option to automatically save clips in an album dedicated to a certain project.

Pixel 11 devices have a really interesting accessibility feature. Google says users will be able to communicate in sign language in front of the camera and this will be translated into text.

Google suggests this could help deaf and hard-of-hearing users communicate faster and more naturally with those who don't understand sign language without having to type out what they want to say. That could be immensely useful if it works as well as promised.

The sign-to-text feature (which uses Google DeepMind's Sign Language-to-Text model) is baked into Gboard and Live Transcribe, the company says. It'll debut with English transcriptions of American Sign Language on Pixel 11 phones, and expand to more devices and phones soon.

Meanwhile, Google has rolled out a Quick Share update for Pixel 6 and later. Users will be able to share contact information, photos and videos by just tapping two compatible Android devices together. This feature is coming to more Android devices in the future, including the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Galaxy Z Flip 8. Google bought Bump, an app that was able to pull off a similar trick, thirteen years ago.