# Google Pixel 9

Google Pixel 9: 6.3″ (160 mm) Actua OLED, 1080 × 2424, 422 ppi; Android 14. Built-in apps and what to replace them with. Start with Piktures.

Reference unit: EU retail, Google Store. Hand-checked 2026-10-24.

## Facts

- Screen: 6.3″ (160 mm) Actua OLED, 1080 × 2424, 422 ppi
- Chipset: —
- RAM · Storage: —
- Camera: —
- Battery: —
- Android · Skin: Android 14
- Released: 2024-08-22
- Updates: 7 years of OS, security and Pixel Drops

## In the box

- Google Photos → start with the gallery pick; [more](https://getunstock.com/alternatives/pixel-gallery)
- Google Camera → start with the camera pick; [more](https://getunstock.com/alternatives/google-camera)
- Pixel Launcher → start with the launcher pick; [more](https://getunstock.com/alternatives/pixel-launcher)
- Gboard → start with the keyboard pick; [more](https://getunstock.com/alternatives/gboard)
- Chrome → start with the browser pick; [more](https://getunstock.com/alternatives/google-chrome)
- Google Messages → start with the sms pick; [more](https://getunstock.com/alternatives/google-messages)
- Phone by Google → start with the dialer pick; [more](https://getunstock.com/alternatives/google-phone)
- Clock → start with the clock pick; [more](https://getunstock.com/alternatives/google-clock)
- Google Keep → start with the notes pick; [more](https://getunstock.com/alternatives/google-keep)
- Google Calendar → start with the calendar pick; [more](https://getunstock.com/alternatives/google-calendar)
- Google Contacts → start with the contacts pick; [more](https://getunstock.com/alternatives/google-contacts)
- Google Maps → start with the maps pick; [more](https://getunstock.com/alternatives/google-maps)
- Files by Google → start with the file-manager pick; [more](https://getunstock.com/alternatives/files-by-google)
- Gmail → start with the email pick; [more](https://getunstock.com/alternatives/gmail)

## Sources

- [Google Store Pixel 9](https://store.google.com/product/pixel_9) — read 2026-10-24
- [Pixel update policy](https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/4457705) — read 2026-10-24
- [Wikidata Q129065924](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q129065924) — read 2026-10-24

## Questions

### Which Android version does the Pixel 9 run?

It shipped with Android 14. Google pledges seven years of OS, security and Pixel Drops from the US Store launch. We do not print a later version until a maker page says so.
### What is the best gallery app for the Pixel 9?

Start with Piktures. It reads the same photos Google Photos does and needs no account.
### What is the screen size of the Pixel 9?

6.3 inches, 1080 × 2424, Actua OLED, 422 ppi, on the Google Store unit we read.
### When was the Pixel 9 released?

Announced 13 Aug 2024 and published 22 Aug 2024, per Wikidata.
### Do built-in apps vary by region?

Yes. The list is read on a retail unit and dated. Carrier variants are out of scope for now.