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1. Pixel VIPs Your Pixel VIPs are the most important contacts on your device, and now they get their own special widget as a spin-off from the Contacts app.

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.

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.

To conclude, it looks like Google could be teaming up with WhatsApp to implement some part of the Pixel Besties/VIPs feature. WhatsApp could be the first third-party app to integrate with the feature.

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.

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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.