Pixel Fold opens preorders with a separate software timetable

Google introduced Pixel Fold on 10 May, opening US preorders at $1,799. Its first folding phone uses Tensor G2 and opens into a 7.6-inch display.

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The product announcement says shipping starts next month. Split-screen multitasking lets compatible apps sit side by side, but not every demonstration describes launch software.

Dual Screen interpreter mode, which puts translations on the inner and outer displays during a conversation, is promised with Android 14 later this year. YouTube’s lower-screen playback controls in tabletop mode also require an upcoming app update.

Availability has a separate boundary. 9to5Google’s same-day country list names the US, UK, Germany and Japan. It reports local prices of £1,749, €1,899 and ¥253,000 respectively outside the US.