The Pixel 11 Pro’s LED lights are a brilliant Android throwback

Last week, we got our first real look at one of the Pixel 11 Pro’s new features: Pixel Glow . We’ve been following behind-the-scenes developments around Pixel Glow, an array of color-changing lights embedded in Pixel 11 Pro’s camera bar, for months now. Until Google shared an animation showing it off last Wednesday, we didn’t know what it’d actually look like.

Thankfully, it seems like a thoughtful addition that’s tastefully executed. But it also feels distinctly like a modernization of an Android throwback: the humble notification LED.