Google Set to Open Pixel 11 Pre-Orders Hours Before Its Own Launch Event

That timing would let shoppers buy devices before Google presents full details at the company’s livestream.

Overview

Retail countdowns on the Google Store and Best Buy indicate pre-orders will go live on August 12 at 7:00 a.m. Pacific time, roughly eight hours before Google’s Made by Google livestream at 3:00 p.m. Pacific.
Google released a short official teaser that confirms the Pixel 11 Pro Fold and shows a redesigned, pill-shaped camera island on the device’s rear.
The plan repeats a tactic used for the Pixel 10 launch but widens the window from about one hour last year to an estimated eight-hour head start this time.
Opening orders before the keynote gives buyers a real early chance to secure phones and shows closer coordination with retailers using synchronized countdown pages.
Final specs, pricing and full availability remain unconfirmed and are expected to be revealed at the August 12 event after early orders go live, following mid‑July reports that set the date and teased features like Pixel Glow.