Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Welcome to episode 87 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Damien, Abner, and Will talk through Google's surprise Pixel 10a announcement, what we might expect from that phone, and whether it's worth picking up a Pixel 9a in its place. Their attention briefly turns to Google's February patch for Android — a patch without any much in the way of actual fixes, it seems — before finally debated Google's oddly-sad Gemini ad ahead of this weekend's Super Bowl.








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Timecodes







• 00:00 – Intro and Pixel 10a announcement





• 17:27 - Google's February patch





• 25:25 - Gemini's Super Bowl ad





• 38:28 - Wrap-up





Hosts







• Abner Li (9to5google.com/author/technacity/)





• Damien Wilde (9to5google.com/author/damien9to5/)





• Will Sattelberg (9to5google.com/author/willsattelberg/)





Read more







• Google announces Pixel 10a with completely flat camera, pre-order Feb 18 (9to5google.com/2026/02/04/pixel-10a-announcement/)





• (9to5google.com/author/technacity/) The Pixel 10a is officially coming – here’s why you should get a Pixel 9a instead (9to5google.com/2026/02/04/google-pixel-10a-official-you-should-get-a-pixel-9a-instead/)





• (9to5google.com/author/willsattelberg/) Google’s full lineup of Pixel 10a colors leak, including vibrant ‘Berry’ (9to5google.com/2026/02/05/googles-full-lineup-of-pixel-10a-colors-leak-including-vibrant-berry/)





• (9to5google.com/author/willsattelberg/) Why does the Pixel 10a look fake? (9to5google.com/2026/01/25/why-does-the-pixel-10a-look-fake/)





• (9to5google.com/author/nexusben1/) Android 16 February 2026 update rolling out: No Pixel bug fixes (9to5google.com/2026/02/03/android-16-february-update-pixel/)





• (9to5google.com/author/technacity/) Google airing Gemini ad at the Super Bowl: ‘New Home’ [Video] (9to5google.com/2026/02/05/google-gemini-super-bowl/)





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