The Google Pixel 9a was made official earlier this week, but we're already well into rumor season for the Pixel 10 due later this year – and the handset just popped up in Android's codebase, with a hint of a useful speed upgrade.

However, we’ve had an early indirect acknowledgment that the Pixel 10 exists. Moreover, it speaks of an improvement that could impact all Android devices. While browsing the And

The Pixel 10's been leaking this month. We've seen renders that show designs extremely similar to last year's Pixel 9 phones, plus specs for the Tensor G5 chip that'll power Google's new devices. Now, as spotted by Mishaal Rahman, a code change in AOSP mentions the Pixel 10, and promises a performance boost in one specific area.

The Pixel 9a looks a little different from last year’s Pixel 8a. The corners aren’t as rounded and instead match that iPhone-like style the rest of the Pixel 9 family adopted. It’s boring until you consider the Pixel 9a shines in design in all the places Apple’s diehard fans wish the iPhone 16e did.

Google's Pixel 9a, while offering a compelling package at its $499 price point, comes with one fairly notable omission: Satellite SOS. Based on a leak that revealed the baseband version, we speculated that this might be the case but now a Google spokesperson has officially confirmed to Android Authority that the Pixel 9a won't