One of Google’s weirdest Pixel features is finally dead, and I’m going to seriously miss it

When Google introduced an infrared thermometer on the Pixel 8 Pro , the reaction from the tech world, and me, was pretty dismissive. It felt like a strange, pandemic-era feature that arrived two years too late, squeezed into the phone for no reason other than “why not.” Now, with the Pixel 11 series, Google has quietly killed the temperature sensor, dropping it from its flagship hardware. Replacing it is Google’s new HiLight notification light , which someone might call equally gimmicky in imple