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Earlier this morning Google officially put out its first teaser for the Pixel 9 Pro, and now the company has just officially teased the Pixel 9 Pro Fold. Formerly suspected to be the Pixel Fold 2, Google is now confirming what the name will be for its second foldable smartphone. The Pixel Fold 2 will in fact not be the name, and instead Google is keeping to a theme here.
While the name ‘Pixel 9 Pro’ makes sense, given it’ll be the 9th generation of Pixel flagships, this will only be Google’s second foldable, which is in an entirely different device category. That being said, it seems clear that Google wants continuity with its upcoming phones this year. Hence the decision to label everything so far with the “Pixel 9” in front of it.
The Pixel 9 Pro Fold is “a foldable phone for the Gemini era”
Google has been going hard on AI with its latest devices and current computing advancements. And these recent teasers only make that more and more evident. Google says in its teaser description on YouTube that the Pixel 9 Pro Fold is a foldable phone for the Gemini era. Suggesting that Gemini features and Gemini, in general, will be heavily backed into the device in numerous ways.
One such way in particular seems to be the ability for users to bring up Gemini right on the device natively and ask it to do stuff. In Google’s teaser, Google asks Gemini to “write a breakup letter” that starts with the phrase “Dear Old Phone.” It’s an obvious joke about users moving from their old device to Google’s fancy new foldable. But it’s also very likely a glimpse at what sorts of integration Gemini is going to have on this generation of Pixel devices.
Google also shares a date of August 13 just like with the Pixel 9 Pro. Confirming that its next slate of phones will be fully revealed officially on this date.
The Pixel 9 Pro Fold was already leaked earlier this week
Google’s teaser isn’t the first time the new foldable has popped up. Earlier this week, pictures of the device surfaced via the Taiwan National Communications Commission website. Parts of the device were different as it wasn’t a consumer-ready version of the phone. But this was really just the Google “G” that you see on the back of every Pixel. Other aspects of the design appear to be what you’ll get when Google begins to sell this device later this year. Save for perhaps the color in the leak.
Google also now has the landing page up for “a whole new era of phones,” the Pixel 9 series powered by Gemini including the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, where more details are sure to pour in over the coming weeks.