- Google’s been developing a new rear RGB LED notification matrix for Pixel 11 Pro phones.
- Early evidence pointed to a Pixel Glow name, but that’s recently been challenged by “HiLight.”
- Now the latest leak adds further support towards Google calling this the HiLight.
Every so often, Google tries something new with Pixel hardware, giving us something unusual like Active Edge squeeze input, or an infrared thermometer. With the upcoming Pixel 11 series, we’ve been tracking work on a new LED notification system for months now, seemingly under development with the name Pixel Glow. But as we started to close in on Google’s August 12 launch event, a new name suddenly entered the running: Could this launch as “HiLight,” instead? Today that alternate name picks up some strong new support.
Remember: While we’ve found references to Pixel Glow throughout in-development Google software, we’ve yet to actually see those words pop up in any Pixel marketing material. But now as leaks increasingly include apparent Google promotional imagery, we’re finally seeing a name applied to this feature — and it’s not Pixel Glow.
