- The “Messages from Favorites” feature in “HiLight,” the LED notification feature for the “Pixel 11 Pro,” “Pixel 11 Pro XL,” and “Pixel 11 Pro Fold,” now also supports incoming messages from the third-party messaging app “WhatsApp.”
- Google Product Manager Shenaz Zack (@shenazz) reported this on “X.”
- In fact, it has supported “WhatsApp” notifications all along.
The new-generation Google Pixel devices—Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL, and Pixel 11 Pro Fold—come equipped with “HiLight,” an LED notification light feature that lets you notice important notifications even when the phone is placed face down.
Initially, however, “HiLight” only supported “Voice conversations with Gemini,” which notifies you of hands-free operations with the Google AI “Gemini,” and “Calls from favorites,” which alerts you to incoming calls from your favorite contacts. Gradually, the functionality is being expanded, and the November 2026 “Pixel Drop” finally added support for “Messages from favorites,” which notifies you of incoming messages from favorite contacts.
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Now, it has been revealed that the “Messages from favorites” feature in “HiLight” has newly added support for receiving messages from the third-party messaging app “WhatsApp.” Google Product Manager Shenaz Zack (@shenazz) reported this on “X.”
While “HiLight” actually already supported incoming “WhatsApp” calls, the November 2026 “Pixel Drop” now allows it to light up in custom colors assigned to favorite contacts to notify you of incoming “WhatsApp” messages as well.
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