Pixel 10 Take a Message rolls out, Pro Res Zoom wows, Watch 4 leaks early, and WeFix joins as repair partner

You know it’s a good day in Pixel land when Google casually drops new AI calling tricks, someone out there already has unreleased hardware, and wildlife photography suddenly becomes a 100x selfie session. Let’s unpack the biggest developments from the last 24 hours. And yes, there’s plenty to chew on.

Take a Message: Call Screen and Call Notes get a smart baby

Google has officially rolled out Take a Message on the Pixel 10 series, and it feels like the natural evolution of how these phones handle calls you don’t feel like answering. Instead of juggling between Call Screen and Call Notes, this new feature blends the best parts of both with the help of on-device AI.

If you miss or decline a call, Take a Message instantly starts transcribing whatever the caller is saying in real time. When the call wraps up, it also generates smart follow-up suggestions so you don’t forget to respond or act on anything important. And because it uses the same on-device spam detection model from Call Screen, shady calls are still quietly dealt with before they get the chance to annoy you. It’s basically voicemail for people who refuse to check voicemail.

Google turns wildlife into supermodels with Pixel 10 Pro Res Zoom

While most of us are out here struggling to photograph pets from three feet away, Google decided the Pixel 10 Pro should zoom in on wildlife like it’s shooting a nature documentary. The company showed off its new Pro Res Zoom feature using a series of dramatic shots of deer and birds, and the results make digital zoom from other phones feel primitive.

Before now, Super Res Zoom on the Pixel 9 Pro topped out at 30x. With the Pixel 10 Pro and 10 Pro XL, Pro Res Zoom cranks that reach all the way to 100x. The magic comes from the Tensor G5 chip powering a single-step diffusion model that runs entirely on-device. Instead of blowing up a blurry crop, the software uses the available shapes and colors to restore and fill in missing detail, removing noise and sharpening the final shot. The difference between a distant speck and a portrait-ready deer is genuinely ridiculous.

Google insists it isn’t inventing random details from thin air. It’s using what little information the sensor captures and intelligently reconstructing the rest. Somewhere, a Samsung Ultra owner probably just sighed. Below are sample images of before and after with Pro Res Zoom at 100x.

Pixel Watch 4 is already in the wild, along with its watch faces

We’re still a week out from the Pixel Watch 4’s October 9 retail launch, but at least one lucky customer is already wearing theirs. A Reddit user who received the smartwatch early shared not just their first impressions, but also the extracted APK files for the new watch faces and apps.

Thanks to that, we now know eight new watch faces are coming to the Pixel Watch 4: Reveal, Rushhour, Bold, Expedition, Modular, Pride, Arts & Culture, and Concentric. Some people with Wear OS 6 devices have tried sideloading the APK, and while the faces show up in the selector, not all of them actually apply. It’s a fun gamble if you enjoy living dangerously or troubleshooting on a Sunday afternoon. Otherwise, waiting until launch day might be the safer route.

A closer look at the Pixel Weather app for Wear OS

That same early access leak also gave us a better look at the redesigned Pixel Weather app for Wear OS, which features Google’s Material 3 Expressive design. The app displays current conditions, hourly and daily forecasts, air quality index, sunrise and precipitation details, along with tiles for weather, UV info and sunset.

Users will be able to choose units for temperature and precipitation, and the interface looks polished enough to make most existing Wear OS weather apps feel like relics. Some smartwatch owners have already sideloaded the APK onto Wear OS 6 devices with success, though the app is expected to officially arrive when the Pixel Watch 4 goes on sale next week. Whether Google limits its Play Store availability to Pixel Watches remains to be seen, but let’s be honest, sideloaders won’t wait for permission.

Pixel repair support expands in France

In more official news, Google has appointed WeFix as an authorized partner for Pixel smartphone repairs in France. WeFix, which is majority-owned by Fnac Darty, will start by handling services at 34 locations plus a centralized repair workshop. From next year, the partnership will extend across all of WeFix’s 130+ retail points.

What makes this significant is that WeFix will have access to genuine Google spare parts for both in-warranty and out-of-warranty devices. Pixel owners in France no longer have to rely more on mail-in services or third-party shops. They can now walk in and get certified repairs with original components.

Between smarter call management, sci-fi-level zoom capabilities, early hardware leaks, and fresh Wear OS experiences, the last 24 hours have been peak Pixel chaos in the best way. And if your Pixel decides to take a break in Paris, Google now has someone ready to fix it.