{"id":96157,"date":"2025-10-23T09:28:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T09:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/96157\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T09:28:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T09:28:16","slug":"behind-the-scenes-of-googles-pixel-tester-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/96157\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Scenes of Google\u2019s Pixel Tester Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

We talked about something rather interesting yesterday. Google will allow 15 of its Pixel Superfans to test out unreleased Pixel phones<\/a>. Well, now we know how Google<\/a> is choosing those 15 people.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s Google\u2019s process for choosing Pixel Trusted Testers<\/p>\n

The Verge managed to get the official rules and the entry form for the contest. Do note that it\u2019s too late to enter, though. And yes, the initial presumption based on Bloomberg\u2019s wording was accurate, this contest was for members of the Pixel Superfans club only.<\/p>\n

When it pushed this contest to Pixel Supefans, Google had some questions. The company asked users three questions, which are listed below:<\/p>\n

\u201cHow many Pixel devices have you ever owned?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a Pixel Superfan, please give us feedback on your current Pixel device<\/a>. What would you improve and why?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you had a magic wand, what feature would you add to your device and why?\u201d<\/p>\n

The official rules state that, based on answers, a \u201cpanel of Google judges\u201d will pick the answers they like best, and then follow up with a second round of questions. The users who win will become \u201cPixel Trusted Testers.\u201d<\/p>\n

The winners will be required to sign an NDA and have certain responsibilities<\/p>\n

The winners will also be required to sign an NDA, agree to use a special protective case on the phone to disguise it in public, and return the devices to Google within seven years. On top of that, they\u2019ll be required to \u201cactively participate\u201d in filling out surveys and battling software bugs with Google.<\/p>\n

The bad news is that the deadline for submissions ended on October 17. That was before Bloomberg initially revealed the program altogether.<\/p>\n

Google may already be planning to do another one of these next year. Google specifically referred to the program as \u201cTrusted Tester 2025,\u201d which suggests we may see a 2026 version too. Well, it will probably also depend on how this year\u2019s program goes.<\/p>\n

You can become a Pixel Superfan if you live in the US<\/p>\n

Even though it\u2019s too late now, you can enter the Pixel Superfans group as we speak by clicking here<\/a>. You may get a chance to participate next year, who knows. Do note that you need to be a US resident and not a member of the press.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re interested in checking out the full official rules and entry form<\/a>, The Verge did share is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We talked about something rather interesting yesterday. Google will allow 15 of its Pixel Superfans to test out…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":96158,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[342,111,139,69,145],"class_list":["post-96157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-mobile","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96157"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96157\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}