Google's new VIP widget takes a dedicated spot on your home screen to keep up with all your loved ones, but it needs work.

Google’s new Pixel VIPs feature, which is essentially the headline new goodie of this latest drop, appears to be slowly rolling out as a server-side switch and that has proven to be a ...

Pixel VIPs is not a separate app, so it does not appear in the app drawer. Instead, users can add it from the widget picker or access it directly from the Contacts app.

This feature is arriving on Pixel 6 and newer devices. Google says your set VIPs can bypass your DND (do not disturb) setting, giving them special privileges to keep you connected.

Here’s what your Pixel smartphone and tablet are getting with the June 2025 Pixel Feature Drop: Pixel VIPs: This new home screen widget is part of the Google Contacts app. It lets you add up to ...

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1. Pixel VIPs With this new feature, you can turn specific friends and family members into VIPs. The VIPs widget makes it easier to stay connected to your favorite people.

Google has started rolling out the "Pixel Drop" software update for Pixel phones for June. Its most prominent new feature is a "VIPs" home-screen widget that integrates with the Contacts app.

That means features like the new Pixel VIPs arrived alongside Android 16, but technically aren't part of it, meaning Android 16 has even less to offer than some people might have suspected.

Pixel VIPs is not a separate app, so it does not appear in the app drawer. Instead, users can add it from the widget picker or access it directly from the Contacts app.