Google Pixel event liveblog: Live updates on the Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro and Watch 2 reveal

With Apple, Samsung, Microsoft and Amazon already having had their fall announcement events this year, Google's hardware keynote is ostensibly the last major launch of 2023. The company more or less told us what it would unveil today, teasing us with trailers of the Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel Watch 2.

The show kicked off on October 4 at 10AM ET, and so far we've covered the release of the Pixel 8 series, including the Pro, Pixel Watch 2, Pixel Buds Pro, and new AI features. Below, find a complete list of all the stories we published from the event, including early hands-on impressions with both new Pixel phones and the Pixel Watch 2.

News

• Google’s Pixel Watch 2 refines last year’s template

• Google's Pixel 8 is a smaller 6.2-inch flagship with a bigger battery

• Google's $999 Pixel 8 Pro leans into high-end camera features

• Pixel Buds Pro update adds conversation detection and several other new features

• Android 14 is now available to download on Pixel devices

• Google extends software support for Pixel phones to a full seven years

• Google's Tensor G3 chip is focused on speeding up AI for the Pixel 8 phones

• Google Pixel 8 lineup has a bevy of generative AI features

• The Google Pixel Fold’s dual-screen interpreter begins rolling out

• How to pre-order the Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro

• Google Pixel 8 gets more nifty AI-powered editing tools for photo and video

• Everything Google announced at its Pixel event: Pixel 8, Pixel Watch, Android 14 and more

Hands-on

• Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro hands-on: Generative AI and a temperature sensor on your phone

• Google Pixel Watch 2 hands on: New biometric sensors in a slightly lighter package

Against the competition

• Google Pixel 8 vs. the competition: The seven-year smartphone

• Google Pixel 8 Pro vs. the competition: From Tensor to temperature sensor