Google Pixel 4’s Soli gestures will work in the US, Canada, Singapore, Australia, Taiwan, and Europe

Earlier today, we wrote about the Pixel 4 (possibly) passing through the FCC. One of the things that makes that listing likely for the Pixel 4 is the mention of the 60GHz (58-63.5GHz) transmitter, which ties nicely with the frequencies used by Project Soli. These new gestures let you control music tracks with a wave of your hand, but they could be used for more. When Google talked about Soli on the Pixel 4, they said it would be available in “select Pixel countries.” We’re now learning more about what countries will get Soli thanks to a U.S. retailer.

The Best Buy landing page for the Pixel 4 talks about Motion Sense:

Wave hello to Motion Sense* — You no longer have to touch your phone to make things happen. Motion Sense is a new technology in Pixel 4 that can detect your gestures without you having to touch the screen.

You probably noticed the asterisk next to “Motion Sense.” Best Buy says Motion Sense is “Not functional in Japan. Motion Sense functional in the US, Canada, Singapore, Australia, Taiwan, and most European countries. Not all phone features are controlled by Motion Sense. For more information see g.co/pixel/motionsense.”

That URL currently doesn’t go anywhere, but it does tell us exactly which countries will and will not be able to use the Pixel 4’s Motion Sense features. We’ll have to wait and see what those features all entail and how big of a selling point they are for the Pixel 4.

Thanks to Disqus commenter rrnyc1 for the tip!

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