{"id":372590,"date":"2026-07-17T05:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=372590"},"modified":"2026-07-17T05:08:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:08:05","slug":"google-phone-beta-update-reveals-pixel-11a-codename-another-budget-pixel-may-be-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/google-phone-beta-update-reveals-pixel-11a-codename-another-budget-pixel-may-be-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Phone beta update reveals Pixel 11a codename: another budget Pixel may be coming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google\u2019s Phone app got an update today to beta version <strong>230.0.946661649-publicbeta-pixel<\/strong>, and the code in that release seems to point to the Pixel 11 lineup, especially a Pixel 11a.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inside the code, bear names appear to line up with specific devices: \u201ccubs\u201d for the Pixel 11, \u201cgrizzly\u201d for the Pixel 11 Pro, \u201ckodiak\u201d for the Pixel 11 Pro XL, and <strong>\u201cformosan\u201d for what looks<\/strong> to be the Pixel 11a.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s probably a nod to the Formosan black bear, and it\u2019s the clearest sign yet, straight from Google\u2019s own app code, that another budget Pixel is <strong>on the way<\/strong>, even if the specs, branding, and release plans could still shift before anything is official.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since these names turned up in Google\u2019s own Phone app, this leak carries <strong>more weight<\/strong> than the usual third-party rumor. If you keep up with Pixel news, this beta is worth grabbing just to poke around for clues. It also lines up with Google\u2019s habit of accidentally letting unreleased Pixel details slip through its own software.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Google sticks to its usual timing, the Pixel 11 series should show up at Google\u2019s confirmed <strong>August 12<\/strong> event in New York City, right in its normal August 2026 window. The Pixel 11a could then follow in spring 2027. Other rumors have also suggested 256GB may replace 128GB, prices could go up, and the standard model might get a \u201cPixel Glow\u201d light.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can download the Google Phone beta through <a href=\"https:\/\/google-play.en.softonic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a> on supported Pixel devices.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google\u2019s Phone app got an update today to beta version 230.0.946661649-publicbeta-pixel, and the code in that release seems to point to the Pixel 11 lineup, especially a Pixel 11a. Inside the code, bear names appear to line up with specific devices: \u201ccubs\u201d for the Pixel 11, \u201cgrizzly\u201d for the Pixel 11 Pro, \u201ckodiak\u201d for the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/google-phone-beta-update-reveals-pixel-11a-codename-another-budget-pixel-may-be-coming\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Google Phone beta update reveals Pixel 11a codename: another budget Pixel may be coming&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9226,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-372590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372590"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372590\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":372591,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372590\/revisions\/372591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372590"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=372590"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=372590"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=372590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}