Ummm, Google Just Announced the Pixel Buds A-Series (Updated!) Share
Forget that last article, Google went ahead and announced the
Pixel Buds A today through the official @Android Twitter account.
In the Tweet, they said they “have arrived,” but we’re not exactly sure where yet. They offer “quality sound and quick Bluetooth pairing” and will use the latest Fast Pair experience, which is fun. They come in white on white on white, as you can see in the pictures here.
We’ll update this if we find out more!
UPDATE: They deleted the Tweet! I guess they haven’t arrived.
Google tweets confirmation of the Pixel Buds A-Series
Well that didn t take long. After posting semi-official confirmation of the upcoming budget-priced Pixel Buds earlier today in Germany, Google just tweeted it out on the official @Android Twitter account with the image above. A few minutes later, the tweet was deleted.
Quality sound and quick Bluetooth pairing. The new Pixel Buds A-Series have arrived. Enjoy one-tap Bluetooth pairing with the updated Fast Pair experience on #Android.
We know that the Pixel Buds A will come in multiple colors and (based on the A naming convention, as in the Pixel XA series of phones) they ll be cheaper than the original true wireless buds. We ve also heard that they may be missing some of the gesture controls of the current model. Beyond that, the look, and the newly-revealed fact that they ll use Fast Pair (which was safe to assume anyway), that s it.
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Rick Osterloh, SVP of devices and services at Google, discusses the new Google Pixel Buds ear pods during a Google launch event on October 15, 2019 in New York City. Drew Angerer via Getty Images
The official Android Twitter account just revealed some previously unannounced new audio hardware, by tweeting (and then deleting) a post about the Pixel Buds A-Series. The post itself didn t say much about the new earbuds other than that they include Google s new fast Bluetooth pairing experience that is already rolling out in the new Fitbit Luxe wearable.
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9to5Google spotted the tweet, and has reported on a number of rumors about upcoming Pixel Buds, which may ship in new white and green colors along with their updated Bluetooth hardware. The A designation could imply that they ll come in at a lower price point than their predecessors that launched at $179, but the rumors indicate their touch controls will still be the same. Google s virtual I/O conference is sch
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