<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
is	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
wireless	O
earbuds	O
developed	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
first-generation	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
were	O
launched	O
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Made	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
launch	O
event	O
,	O
and	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
preorder	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Store	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
have	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Assistant	O
built-in	O
and	O
support	O
Google	B-Application
Translate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second-generation	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
(	O
sometimes	O
known	O
as	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
2	O
or	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
2020	O
to	O
distinguish	O
them	O
from	O
the	O
first-generation	O
earbuds	O
)	O
were	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
4	I-Device
hardware	O
event	O
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
A-Series	O
,	O
a	O
mid-range	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
second-generation	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
Pro	O
,	O
a	O
premium	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
with	O
additional	O
features	O
including	O
active	O
noise	O
cancellation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
were	O
announced	O
at	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
annual	O
hardware	O
event	O
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
alongside	O
its	O
second-generation	O
Pixel	B-Device
2	I-Device
smartphone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Color	O
choices	O
for	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
complemented	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
carried	O
the	O
same	O
names	O
:	O
Just	O
Black	O
,	O
Clearly	O
White	O
,	O
and	O
Kinda	O
Blue	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
color	O
of	O
the	O
circular	O
plastic	O
cap	O
visible	O
in	O
the	O
ear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
second-generation	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
were	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
removed	O
the	O
first-generation	O
from	O
its	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first-generation	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
consist	O
of	O
two	O
earbuds	O
linked	O
by	O
a	O
fabric-covered	O
cord	O
,	O
which	O
connect	O
wirelessly	O
over	O
a	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
4.2	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
distinguishing	O
feature	O
of	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
is	O
their	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Assistant	O
,	O
a	O
smart	O
voice	O
assistant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
October	O
2017	O
demonstration	O
,	O
early	O
coverage	O
compared	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
 '	O
translation	O
capabilities	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
fictional	O
Babel	O
fish	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Hitchhiker	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
by	O
Douglas	O
Adams	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
review	O
for	O
Wired	O
,	O
James	O
Temperton	O
called	O
the	O
feature	O
as	O
released	O
"	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
a	O
con	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
merely	O
provided	O
a	O
microphone	O
and	O
speaker	O
for	O
transcription	O
and	O
machine	O
translation	O
powered	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
Translate	I-Application
running	O
on	O
a	O
smartphone	O
:	O
"	O
to	O
speak	O
speak	O
English	O
to	O
a	O
German	O
who	O
then	O
replies	O
in	O
German	O
that	O
's	O
translated	O
into	O
English	O
you	O
will	O
need	O
:	O
two	O
Google	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
2	I-Device
phones	O
and	O
two	O
Google	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
Buds	I-Device
headsets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Long	O
rant	O
cut	O
short	O
:	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
actually	O
need	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
to	O
do	O
this	O
,	O
they	O
're	O
an	O
entirely	O
pointless	O
accessory.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
surface	O
of	O
the	O
right	O
earbud	O
is	O
touch-sensitive	O
:	O
a	O
tap	O
will	O
play	O
or	O
pause	O
audio	O
,	O
swiping	O
forward	O
or	O
backward	O
will	O
raise	O
or	O
lower	O
the	O
volume	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
and	O
tapping	O
and	O
holding	O
will	O
bring	O
up	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Assistant	O
prompt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
do	O
not	O
have	O
ear-sensing	O
features	O
,	O
so	O
audio	O
playback	O
does	O
not	O
automatically	O
pause	O
and	O
the	O
touch-sensitive	O
surface	O
remains	O
active	O
after	O
the	O
earbuds	O
are	O
removed	O
;	O
the	O
surface	O
is	O
deactivated	O
once	O
the	O
earbuds	O
are	O
seated	O
properly	O
in	O
the	O
charging	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
also	O
introduced	O
a	O
"	O
fast	O
pair	O
"	O
feature	O
to	O
Android	O
;	O
with	O
a	O
smartphone	O
that	O
runs	O
Android	O
6.0	O
(	O
Marshmallow	O
)	O
or	O
higher	O
with	O
the	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
radio	O
active	O
,	O
opening	O
the	O
lid	O
of	O
the	O
case	O
will	O
bring	O
up	O
a	O
notification	O
prompting	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
pair	O
the	O
earbuds	O
with	O
the	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
button	O
of	O
the	O
case	O
also	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
pair	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
manually	O
as	O
needed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
of	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
was	O
mostly	O
negative	O
,	O
with	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
criticism	O
aimed	O
towards	O
its	O
storage	O
case	O
and	O
the	O
awkward	O
steps	O
required	O
to	O
seat	O
the	O
earbuds	O
and	O
wind	O
the	O
cord	O
properly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
support	O
page	O
tells	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
"	O
press	O
down	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
the	O
charging	O
pins	O
are	O
firmly	O
in	O
place	O
"	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
magnets	O
to	O
help	O
align	O
and	O
retain	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
in	O
their	O
storage	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
Translate	I-Application
is	O
available	O
on	O
all	O
Assistant-optimized	O
headphones	O
and	O
Android	O
phones.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
opening	O
the	O
service	O
to	O
more	O
devices	O
,	O
researcher	O
Matic	O
Horvat	O
hypothesized	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
was	O
seeking	O
more	O
inputs	O
to	O
train	O
its	O
neural	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
for	O
real-time	O
,	O
natural-language	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
generation	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
2	O
were	O
first	O
announced	O
at	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
hardware	O
event	O
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2019	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
April	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
quietly	O
discontinued	O
the	O
orange	O
color	O
in	O
April	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
second-generation	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
were	O
discontinued	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
A-Series	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
latter	O
were	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
second-generation	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
was	O
led	O
by	O
Luke	O
Mastrangelo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
Isabelle	O
Olsson	O
,	O
Kenny	O
Sweet	O
,	O
and	O
Gina	O
Reimann	O
led	O
the	O
product	O
design	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first-generation	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
,	O
which	O
had	O
the	O
earbud	O
modules	O
linked	O
by	O
a	O
fabric-covered	O
cable	O
,	O
the	O
second-generation	O
were	O
implemented	O
as	O
two	O
separate	O
earbud	O
modules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
each	O
earbud	O
has	O
a	O
soft	O
rubber	O
tip	O
designed	O
to	O
slide	O
into	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
ear	O
canal	O
,	O
providing	O
some	O
passive	O
noise	O
cancellation	O
;	O
three	O
pairs	O
of	O
tips	O
in	O
different	O
sizes	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
fit	O
are	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
second-generation	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
colored	O
circular	O
dome	O
that	O
protrudes	O
slightly	O
from	O
the	O
ear	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
touch	O
and	O
gesture	O
controls	O
from	O
the	O
first-generation	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
,	O
with	O
double-tap	O
(	O
skip	O
track	O
)	O
and	O
triple-tap	O
(	O
go	O
back	O
one	O
track	O
)	O
inputs	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second-generation	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
also	O
featured	O
hands-free	O
Google	B-Application
Assistant	I-Application
activation	O
;	O
instead	O
of	O
having	O
to	O
tap	O
and	O
hold	O
,	O
users	O
could	O
use	O
the	O
voice	O
prompt	O
"	O
Hey	B-Application
Google	I-Application
"	O
to	O
bring	O
up	O
the	O
Assistant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storage	O
case	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
charged	O
the	O
earbuds	O
,	O
measures	O
and	O
is	O
comparable	O
in	O
size	O
and	O
design	O
to	O
the	O
storage/charging	O
case	O
that	O
Apple	O
supplies	O
with	O
its	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
first-generation	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
storage	O
case	O
,	O
the	O
second-generation	O
added	O
wireless	O
charging	O
and	O
retained	O
the	O
USB-C	O
charging	O
port	O
for	O
its	O
internal	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reports	O
of	O
audio	O
dropouts	O
and	O
intermittent	O
connectivity	O
began	O
circulating	O
soon	O
after	O
the	O
second-generation	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
were	O
delivered	O
to	O
customers	O
,	O
occurring	O
most	O
notably	O
outdoors	O
or	O
when	O
the	O
user	O
turned	O
their	O
head	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
later	O
explained	O
the	O
second-generation	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
connect	O
in	O
series	O
:	O
the	O
right	O
earbud	O
connects	O
to	O
the	O
phone	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
left	O
earbud	O
connects	O
to	O
the	O
right	O
,	O
which	O
serves	O
to	O
relay	O
signals	O
to	O
and	O
from	O
the	O
left	O
earbud	O
;	O
the	O
issue	O
later	O
was	O
attributed	O
to	O
interference	O
over	O
the	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
3	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
A-Series	O
,	O
a	O
mid-range	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
second-generation	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
that	O
largely	O
share	O
the	O
same	O
external	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Industrial	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
A-Series	O
again	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
Gina	O
Reimann	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
heading	O
a	O
team	O
that	O
included	O
Dustin	O
Lee	O
and	O
Jeremiah	O
Baker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
A-Series	O
share	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
second-generation	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
,	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
three	O
components	O
:	O
two	O
independent	O
earbud	O
modules	O
stored	O
in	O
a	O
flip-top	O
charging	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A-Series	O
earbuds	O
also	O
share	O
the	O
rubber	O
"	O
stabilizer	O
arc	O
"	O
design	O
to	O
secure	O
the	O
earbud	O
into	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
concha	O
;	O
Google	B-Application
stated	O
they	O
had	O
softened	O
the	O
rubber	O
in	O
the	O
A-Series	O
to	O
enhance	O
user	O
comfort	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
A-Series	O
retained	O
the	O
enhanced	O
touch	O
controls	O
from	O
the	O
second-generation	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
,	O
with	O
one	O
exception	O
:	O
the	O
swipe	O
volume	O
control	O
gestures	O
were	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
address	O
the	O
connectivity	O
issues	O
of	O
the	O
second-generation	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
,	O
the	O
A-Series	O
earbuds	O
each	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
device	O
independently	O
rather	O
than	O
using	O
a	O
serial/relay	O
connection	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Externally	O
,	O
the	O
second-generation	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
use	O
three	O
charging	O
pins	O
and	O
have	O
a	O
metal	O
output	O
nozzle	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
A-Series	O
have	O
two	O
pins	O
and	O
a	O
plastic	O
nozzle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A-series	O
case	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
size	O
as	O
the	O
second-generation	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
case	O
and	O
likewise	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
magnets	O
to	O
hold	O
the	O
earbuds	O
in	O
place	O
and	O
secure	O
the	O
lid	O
;	O
it	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
USB-C	O
connection	O
to	O
charge	O
the	O
case	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
second-generation	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
case	O
,	O
the	O
A-Series	O
charging	O
case	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
wireless	O
charging	O
capability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Physically	O
,	O
the	O
interior	O
of	O
the	O
A-Series	O
charging	O
case	O
is	O
finished	O
in	O
glossy	O
plastic	O
matching	O
the	O
color	O
of	O
the	O
earbuds	O
;	O
the	O
second-generation	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
charging	O
case	O
interior	O
is	O
always	O
black	O
with	O
a	O
pebbled	O
finish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
second-generation	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
charging	O
case	O
has	O
two	O
LED	O
indicators	O
,	O
one	O
inside	O
the	O
lid	O
(	O
for	O
the	O
charging	O
status	O
of	O
the	O
earbuds	O
)	O
and	O
one	O
external	O
(	O
for	O
the	O
charging	O
and	O
pairing	O
statuses	O
of	O
the	O
case	O
)	O
;	O
the	O
A-Series	O
charging	O
case	O
has	O
only	O
the	O
one	O
external	O
indicator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
Pro	O
,	O
a	O
premium	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
,	O
during	O
the	O
2022	O
Google	B-Application
I/O	I-Application
keynote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
Pro	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
generation	O
to	O
introduce	O
Active	O
Noise	O
Cancellation	O
(	O
ANC	O
)	O
and	O
transparency	O
modes	O
;	O
in	O
ANC	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
Pro	O
will	O
reduce	O
background	O
noise	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
transparency	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
Pro	O
will	O
amplify	O
external	O
noises	O
to	O
facilitate	O
conversations	O
without	O
removing	O
the	O
earbuds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
touch-and-hold	O
gesture	O
can	O
be	O
set	O
independently	O
for	O
the	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
earbuds	O
;	O
by	O
default	O
,	O
one	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
activate	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Assistant	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
toggle	O
between	O
ANC	O
and	O
transparency	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Physically	O
,	O
the	O
earbuds	O
have	O
removed	O
the	O
"	O
stabilizer	O
arc	O
"	O
that	O
is	O
used	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
second-generation	O
and	O
A-Series	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
;	O
the	O
Pro	O
earbuds	O
sit	O
deeper	O
in	O
the	O
wearer	O
's	O
cavum	O
to	O
overcome	O
the	O
Pro	O
's	O
increased	O
size	O
resulting	O
from	O
the	O
larger	O
battery	O
and	O
acoustic	O
elements	O
required	O
for	O
ANC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Firmware	O
updates	O
after	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
have	O
added	O
several	O
features	O
to	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
Pro	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
five-band	O
equalizer	O
(	O
Oct	O
2022	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
scheduled	O
update	O
for	O
spatial	O
audio	O
with	O
head	O
tracking	O
(	O
Jan	O
2023	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
Pro	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
major	O
tech	O
review	O
sources	O
,	O
being	O
lauded	O
for	O
its	O
comfort	O
,	O
improved	O
antenna	O
performance	O
,	O
and	O
premium	O
feel	O
.	O
</s>
