Google has a long history of being loose lipped with its upcoming hardware releases, to the point where you almost have to question if the company is dropping breadcrumbs on purpose sometimes. A leak that has just emerged today appears to be a genuine slip-up, however, as it spoils a headlining feature Google could be including with its newPixel 8flagships: Audio Magic Eraser.
In an official-looking promotional videoshared on Twitterby a throwaway account, we can see the new feature in action. A video of a skateboarder is being captured, and the noise from the wheels hitting the pavement overpowers the laughter and voices in the background. Someone is shown editing the video in Google Photos, where anAudio Magic Eraserbutton appears among the controls. Tapping this button prompts the app to analyze the video, then the user is presented with a slider. Lowering this almost magically removes the sounds of the skateboard, revealing the background voices clearly.
At the end of the video, we also catch a glimpse of a new blue colorway. It’s a lighter blue reminiscent of (but possibly darker than) thePixel 7a’s Sea option, which wasalso used in the Pixel Buds A-Seriesrecently. 2022’s flagship Pixel 7 lineup had no such option, with the color choices being Lemongrass, Snow, and Obsidian for the Pixel 7, and Hazel, Snow, and Obsidian for the Pixel 7 Pro.
Recently, we heard that the Pixel 8 and 8 Promight not be getting storage upgradesthis year, with the base option still starting at 128GB and a max configuration of 512GB only being available with the Pro model. That followed a report that thePixel 8 might be getting more expensiveand another leak that showed the8 Pro in live hands-on images. There’s no word on a release date, but based on past models, we’d expect Google to take the wraps off its new flagships sometime in October.
