Google Phone App Beta Reveals Pixel 11a Codename as 5 Pixel 11 Names Surface
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Updated · Android Authority · Jul 17
Google Phone App Beta Reveals Pixel 11a Codename as 5 Pixel 11 Names Surface
1 articles · Updated · Android Authority · Jul 17
Summary
Phone by Google beta version 230.0.946661649-publicbeta-pixel includes five internal codenames, with “formosan” standing out because it has been linked to the Pixel 11a.
Google’s own app listing gives fresh evidence the budget model is already in development, though a codename alone does not confirm a final product and could still change before launch.
The other four names — cubs, grizzly, kodiak and yogi — are believed to map to the Pixel 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro XL and 11 Pro Fold.
March 2027 is the likely launch window for the Pixel 11a if Google keeps the spring A-series schedule it followed with the Pixel 10a in March 2026.
August 12 is when Google is expected to unveil the main Pixel 11 lineup, suggesting the app leak offers an early look at hardware planned well beyond that event.