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Google announced the Pixel 11 Pro in August 2026 at a starting price of $1,099, and it uses Google’s Tensor G6 chip. Several of its Pro features sit in camera and system settings rather than switching on by themselves. This guide covers what to check first, using Google’s own pages where they exist.

Checked October 20, 2026 against Google’s Pixel 11 announcement and Google Store pages, T-Mobile’s spec page, Notebookcheck and 9to5Google. Menu names may differ on your phone.

1. Restore your data and update

Sign in with your Google account during setup to restore your apps, contacts and backups, then check for system updates once setup finishes. On Pixel phones that is usually under Settings, System, Software update, though the label can vary by build.

2. Turn on Video Boost

Google’s Video Boost page says to open the camera on your Pixel Pro phone, turn on Video Boost in the camera settings, and record. Google says Video Boost also powers Night Sight Video and Super Zoom Video, and that on the Pixel 11 Pro it adds improved stabilization, which Google calls Pro Stable Video. Google’s camera features page says Video Boost can enhance clips up to 8K resolution on the Pixel 11 Pro. Notebookcheck lists native 4K recording at up to 60 FPS, with Video Boost used for 8K at 24 or 30 FPS.

We found no Google statement that Video Boost needs a paid subscription.

3. Find the Pro camera tools

T-Mobile’s spec page lists these among the Pixel 11 Pro’s camera features: Pro controls, Camera Coach, Add Me, Instant Night Sight, High-Res Portrait Mode, and 8K video with Video Boost. Pro Zoom reaches 120x, according to Google. Google’s pages describe Night Sight Video as working with Video Boost, so turn Video Boost on first if you want it. Where each tool appears in the camera app depends on your camera version.

4. Know what Gemini Intelligence does

9to5Google’s rundown of the launch lists these Gemini Intelligence features:

  • Task automation that works in more than 40 apps for orders and bookings.
  • Rambler in Gboard, which filters run-on sentences and filler words such as “umm” and “ah” and takes over the keyboard’s suggestion strip with a waveform animation. A Gboard setting lets you go back to the previous speech-to-text system.
  • Proactive Assistance, the new name for Magic Cue, which gives contextual suggestions in more places.
  • Sign language translation in the Camera app, integrated with Gboard.

9to5Google says Gemini Intelligence is designed to require explicit user control and to protect data with Private AI Compute. Some features may arrive in stages or only in certain regions, so check what your phone shows. Our Pixel voice typing guide covers dictation in more detail.

5. Battery and charging

The Pixel 11 Pro has a typical 4,850 mAh battery, per T-Mobile’s spec page. It reaches up to 55% in about 30 minutes with a 30W or faster USB-C PPS charger, which is sold separately. Google’s announcement lists Qi 2.2 25W wireless charging as new for the Pixel 11 and Pixel 11 Pro, and T-Mobile gives up to 25W for Pixelsnap on the Pixel 11 phones.

For battery-care settings, BGR gives the Pixel path as Settings, Battery, Battery Saver & charging, Adaptive Charging. We did not verify a charge-limit option on the Pixel 11 Pro.

6. Display settings

Google says the Pixel 11 Pro has its brightest Super Actua display, up to 3,600 nits. Notebookcheck lists a 6.3-inch LTPO OLED with an adaptive 1 to 120 Hz refresh rate and up to 2,400 nits of HDR brightness. Google’s Pixel Help says Smooth Display raises the refresh rate for some content and increases battery usage, and that display options sit under Settings, Display & touch.

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