Pixel 11 Pro now lights up in a contact's colour for WhatsApp messages

By the GetNews desk · Edited by Sam Calder

HiLight on the Pixel 11 Pro now covers Google Messages, and Google confirms WhatsApp messages work too.

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Why it matters

You see who is writing without picking up your phone, just from the light colour.

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HiLight on the Pixel 11 Pro gives each contact a light colour for calls, messages or both.
Message support came to Google Messages in the November Pixel Drop.
Google's announcement named only Google Messages; Shenaz Zack, a Pixel product director, then confirmed in a video that WhatsApp messages trigger it too.
WhatsApp calls have worked since launch.
The update runs on Android 17 QPR2 and is rolling out now to all Pixel 11 Pro phones.

Try itTry it: on a Pixel 11 Pro, switch it on in Settings.

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