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Google Confirms Hardware Pullback: No New Pixel Tablet, Ring, or Flip Phone

Executives attribute the shift to support burdens alongside an AI‑first push on Pixel phones.

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Overview

  • Google says tablet development is paused with no current plans for a Pixel Tablet 2.
  • A clamshell-style Pixel flip phone is off the roadmap, with executives citing the display crease as a key concern.
  • The company has no plans to make a health-focused smart ring at this time.
  • Smart glasses remain undecided, with leadership describing future Google-made glasses as "TBD."
  • Focus centers on AI-led phones and select book-style foldables, with Pixel 11 design nearing finalization, Pixel 12 work underway, and major design refreshes targeted every two to three years.