TL;DR
- Google was engaged on a Pen to launch alongside the canceled Pixel Pill 2
- The pen has a button that launches a fast note-taking app and helps handwriting-to-text conversion
When Google first launched the Pixel Pill many individuals seen one thing bizarre — it supported USI 2.0 styli, although there wasn’t a first-party pen to go together with it. That led to hypothesis, which was ultimately confirmed by a leak — Google was, in reality, engaged on a stylus for its pill.
Sadly, although all the things pointed to Google launching the pen, it by no means materialized. Nonetheless, we have now realized, because of a supply inside Google, that the pen was nonetheless in lively improvement, and would’ve possible launched alongside the canceled Pixel Pill 2. Whereas we don’t know the destiny of the product now, we nonetheless realized just a few attention-grabbing particulars about it.
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Nothing you wouldn’t anticipate
The “Pen for Google Pixel Pill,” because it’s formally known as, has the codename “bushukan” (or “B80”) and mannequin GM0KF. It looks like Google acquired fairly far in its improvement, because it has already began the certification course of at numerous our bodies around the globe.
The pen is available in two colours — white and grey (which I assume can be formally named “porcelain” and “hazel” to match the pill) and has exchangeable ideas. The pen has a button that opens a fast note-taking app when pressed, as you possibly can see within the animation beneath.
The Pixel Pill doesn’t have a spot to dock the pen, so Google got here up with an answer to make charging the pen simpler. The pen magnetically docks into the keyboard accent Google can also be engaged on.
Google has been engaged on integrating stylus help for some time, and the result’s help for handwriting-to-text conversion. Since not many apps help direct stylus enter, this could make the pen way more versatile.
Lastly, the pen helps Discover My System for finding it when it inevitably will get misplaced.
Why do we want one other stylus?
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Whereas it’s cool to see Google make extra equipment for its pill line, the Pen doesn’t appear to be it has something notably particular to supply, aside from the combination with the keyboard. If you wish to use a stylus along with your Pixel Pill, simply seize a USI 2.0 appropriate Pen now, and also you’ll get a really related expertise.
If Google nonetheless decides to launch the pen, at this level within the pill’s lifecycle, it’s onerous to really feel prefer it’d be something aside from a case of too little too late.