Updated on October 17 with additional responses to the new security features absent in the Pixel 9’s Android 15 release, and the mistake in the run-up to that release.

Android 15 introduces a completely new design to the expanded Android volume panel on Pixels — with larger, more easily adjusted sliders for specific sorts of media volumes as well as a more prominent button to shift your phone’s audio output from the phone itself to any connected devices.

Amidst Google's flurry of updates for its Pixel devices, the company's security update almost went unnoticed. Google started pushing its October 2024 security patch to Pixel devic