Pixel 11 Pro’s HiLight Will Now Light Up When Your Besties Text You - CNET

Google’s HiLight LED is starting to light up for more than just phone calls and Gemini on the Pixel 11 Pro, Pro XL and Pro Fold. The multicolored light will now glow when your preferred contacts text you in Google Messages, as part of a new Pixel Drop update announced on Tuesday.

I was pretty harsh about HiLight when it debuted on Google’s higher-cost phones as a “Pro” feature. While it hearkens back to the days of the BlackBerry notification light, which is a good thing, its limitation to just lighting up in one of five colors for your preferred contacts’ phone calls or a color swirl for the Gemini assistant made the feature’s introduction feel half-baked. Third-party apps that offered way more control over the LED made this even more glaring, including support for more colors along with app-specific customizations.

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