Pixel VIPs has so much potential to be a useful widget, but I wish it looked better.
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TL;DR
- Google announced Pixel VIP widget updates in the September 2026 Pixel Feature Drop yesterday without sharing any visual previews, but we managed to manually enable the new widget.
- The redesigned Pixel VIP widget introduces single-tap quick actions for calling or texting contacts, enforces a full-width layout, and reverts to the old layout if you select more than four VIPs.
- Adding a single-contact widget now adds the contact to your VIP list and opens a dedicated VIP sheet, rather than taking you directly to the main contact details page.
Google announced a bunch of changes to Pixel VIPs as part of the September 2026 Pixel Feature Drop, but the company didn’t share any screenshots or images to showcase the changes. Fret not, we’re here to show you the new Pixel VIP widget and some of the key changes it brings.
The Pixel VIP widget remains part of the Google Contacts app, and the new version is available in the latest version of the app. However, the new widget isn’t active yet, and we had to tinker with it to get it working. Users will have to wait for Google to flip a server-side switch to enjoy this on their Pixel.
