{"id":90993,"date":"2025-10-20T23:19:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T23:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/90993\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T23:19:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T23:19:10","slug":"google-asks-pixel-superfans-for-help-with-new-hardware-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/90993\/","title":{"rendered":"Google asks Pixel Superfans for help with new hardware design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_Jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"google pixel 10 frost obsidian indigo colors\"  alt=\"google pixel 10 frost obsidian indigo colors\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/google-pixel-10-frost-obsidian-indigo-colors-1.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Rita El Khoury \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<p>Google\u2019s looking for 15 Pixel Superfans to help with its Trusted Tester program.<br \/>\nSuperfans who are chosen will have the opportunity to provide feedback on upcoming Pixel hardware.<br \/>\nTheir input may ultimately end up helping to shape what we get as the Pixel 11.<\/p>\n<p>Who doesn\u2019t love access? Being able to attend an exclusive event, or getting your hands on a limited-availability product can be a real rush. The tricky bit, so often, is getting yourself into those kind of special groups in the first place. Google has its own exclusive society of Android smartphone enthusiasts, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/pixel-superfans-program-3464173\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pixel Superfans<\/a>, and this week we\u2019re feeling especially jealous at the level of access we hear they\u2019re getting.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andauth.co\/AAGooglePreferredSource\" class=\"e_Qm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"e_Jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_Jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We only just got our hands on new Pixel 10 hardware \u2014 with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-pixel-10-pro-fold-review-3605611\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pixel 10 Pro Fold<\/a> in particular just arriving a few days back \u2014 and now we\u2019re already looking forward to Pixel 11-series devices. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-10-20\/google-to-let-superfans-test-pixel-11-before-it-s-announced\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports that Google\u2019s been in touch with its Pixel Superfans recently, looking for a select few to help offer feedback on future Pixel hardware.<\/p>\n<p>If that sounds familiar, it probably should, as we told you about a similar effort <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/pixel-10-launch-event-3562917\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google was up to with its Superfans<\/a> last spring, when we were looking forward to the Pixel 10. That time, the company was interested in 25 Superfans attending a hands-on event, and invited them to answer a few questions to evaluate what they might bring to the program.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google pixel 10 pro moonstone xl obsidian camera bar\"  alt=\"google pixel 10 pro moonstone xl obsidian camera bar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google-pixel-10-pro-moonstone-xl-obsidian-camera-bar.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Rita El Khoury \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>Now, though, Google\u2019s back at it, this time looking for just 15 Superfans to join its Trusted Tester program \u2014 an even more exclusive bunch. And while we suppose it\u2019s possible that the hardware they end up sharing their feedback on is the handset that will become next year\u2019s Pixel 11, we wouldn\u2019t bet on any big juicy leaks stemming from this program \u2014 Google intends to restrict all participants with an NDA, to say nothing of how we\u2019d imagine it would be pretty easy to trace a leak from a source in this tiny group.<\/p>\n<p>With all that in mind, the news is somewhat of a tease \u2014 unless you\u2019re a very lucky Superfan, you\u2019re not going to be getting any first-hand access here. Still, it\u2019s nice to dream about, isn\u2019t it, and wonder what it might be like to be part of that special group?<\/p>\n<p>Members of the press aren\u2019t permitted to join, so we\u2019re out of luck, but if you think that label fits you pretty well you should absolutely <a href=\"https:\/\/store.google.com\/intl\/en\/ideas\/pixel-superfans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">apply to join yourself<\/a>. Who knows; you might just end up invited to participate in an early hardware preview one day, too.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. 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