Customer Ratings & Reviews

I've been patiently waiting for the release of the Pixel Buds and Google did not disappoint! These things are great, everything from design, build quality and functionality! And with access to the Google Assistant, I can control my whole home! I've not ran in to any issues so far, one thing mentioned in reviews all over the web was battery life. The fact that you can pop one/two of the buds in the case and in 10 minutes have an extra 2 hours of battery life suits me perfect, I don't wear them consistently for 8 hours a day. There's so much more I could say but just know that these are definitely worth your money (Google Assistant access by itself is what makes it worth it to me) and you'll love them!

I'm using a Pixel 4 XL so results may vary if you're using a non-pixel phone. Kinda like how a pair of apple air pods would work with my phone but not as well and with fewer features.... After the last update, bass boost really improved the sound profile to my liking. Since I have a pixel phone these paired instantly the first time I opened case and setup only took a few seconds. They're easy to use, extremely comfortable and stable in the ear, and Google Assistant integration is awesome. Only complaint I have is that you can't choose which Google account these are tied to. So if you have multiple accounts, like corporate and personal, it's whatever the primary account is in your phone. Hopefully that's addressed in a future update. I would definitely recommend these to anyone using an Android phone, especially a Pixel.

Love these earbuds. I work from home and spend 8-12 hours a day on the phone. I use one earbud at a time and switch to other ear when the charge gets low. The case provides plenty of power to keep my going all day long. Google Assistant and Audio controls that work are just icing on the cake. They are comfortable and never even think about falling out. The rubber tips are very secure. This is very important. If you've never had one of those rubber bits fall off in your ear, consider yourself lucky. After having that happen to me and having someone remove it with needle nose pliers, I've developed a fear of those rubber tips.

I used to own the Bose Soundsport Pro...until I left them on the plane. They were good buds, but the Pixel Buds far outshine the Bose. First of all the case: Bose had a little bit bigger case, a very strange cylinder shape that does not look good in your pocket... The Pixel Buds case has a much slimmer profile and is much more comfortable to carry in your pocket. It's also easier to open with the magnetic lid vs the button on Bose. Charging is also much easier with wireless charging or the option for USB-C. Bose only had the old micro-USB charging port, which means if you have a newer phone, you need to carry 2 charging cords. Moving inside the case: There's a single battery indicator light that changes color as it decreases in charge. Personally I preferred Bose's battery indicator. It had 5 lights that would go out one by one as battery decreased. It was a little easier to tell exactly how much battery you had left. However the Pixel buds still come out ahead with their battery level window on the phone itself. The Pixel Buds themselves: They are very light and have a snug fit. You can barely even feel them in your ear. My Bose were much bigger and heavier, not to mention they looked like Shrek ears. The Pixel Buds have a much slimmer profile to where you can barely see them in your ears. They have great sound and block out outside noise better than Bose. They also have a feature that increases or decreases volume depending on your surrounding noise, which is really convenient. Gesture control: This has to be my favorite part of the Pixel Buds. You can easily pause, play, skip, go back, change the volume, listen to notifications, or access Google Assistant just by touching the buds. I love being able to do this without having to take my phone out of my pocket. On my Bose I had to push these really tiny buttons to do any of these features. And as small as those buttons were, it was really easy to hit the wrong button. I've seen a lot of other people were not a fan of the touch control because every time they adjust the buds it triggers Google assistant. I have not had any issues with this as of yet. Just adjust them by gripping the edges instead of directly touching them and moving them. The Pixel Buds App: I love that the app makes it easy to pair the buds and displays the battery levels in the phone's drop down notification display. It also makes it easy to find your buds if you lose them by showing their last known location on a map and beeping so you can pinpoint the exact location. The only thing I wish the app had is a sound equalizer to customize the experience a little more. I think this could be a feature Google adds in the near future. Overall these buds have exceeded my expectations and have become my new favorite little toy. Definitely recommend

I love the design and fit of these earbuds. Very minimal and lightweight. Sound its good. Features are good especially if used with a Pixel device. Only negative in my opinion is no noise cancelling feature.

I purchased these headphones because I needed to upgrade my work from home headset, but didn't want to buy a very bulky pair of headphones. These offer great sound quality and are so convenient. They take a little getting used to, I kept feeling like they were falling out the first few days of use, but there are 3 sizes of earpieces that can be swapped in/out. I've found that once I insert the headphone if i twist it back and forth (without pressing in on my ear) it'll find a place to settle in comfortably. The touch controls are very convenient as well, though I've found that I'll sometimes accidentally open a music app on my mac. All around great buy, there's just a bit of a learning curve!

These earbuds are great... Except they re really bad with connectivity. Put on both earpods and try to move left or right ... You ll feel immediate disconnection for a sec there... Same thing happens when you run or go for walk... Or watching tv with blutooth compatibility.. these headphones are great with sound but really poor connectivity. They need to fix this...and just for the reference... They fit perfectly in my ear so its nt about fitting problem.. just connection is not upto expectations. Also sometimes they give you mild pain in ears ... Even though if they fit perfect. Overall its nt bad its good just nt great ...

I love the fit of these earbuds. Balanced sound. I like that it will inform you and read out the notifications that come in. Only issue I had was the occasional dropout on the connection.

I was really excited to get these earbuds with the purchase of my new pixel phone. I love the form factor of the case, and the fit very comfortably in my ear without a lot of wiggling. Sound quality is also fairly good, especially considering the small size. The only thing keeping these from being a five-star is the fact that I'm still having some weird synchronization issues. I haven't exactly figured out what is causing the issue, but every once in a while the earbuds do get out of sync with one another or produce choppy audio. The issue is infrequent enough that can look past it, but if it is a pet peeve of yours, be wary.

The thing that made me most excited about getting these Pixel Buds is the live translation mode when paired with a pixel phone. I like to travel and I am often around non english speaking people socially and for lectures so this was something that I jumped on. A person can talk and the earbuds will translate to you in real time... Well... Then disappointment... I got them and found out that they will translate from English to Spanish but not from Spanish to English.... No idea why. You can use the phone to translate back and forth but the earbud translate feature will only work one way... So that was seriously disappointing. That easily takes stars off for me. I know they could provide it but don't for some reason. The phone can translate spoken Spanish into English text. The phone can read English text. But they won't output the translated text into English speech for the earbuds. But the earbuds will go the other way around and translate spoken english into spanish and output the translated speech into the earbuds. If you speak a language other than English, that feature may be great for you. For English speakers, your out of luck for no good reason. I have a pixel phone and pairing is easy and the sound is good. Calls are clear and my voice sounds well enough to others. The google assistant works well with my google nest setup. Calling my home lights on and off without having to say "ok google" is nice. Just press the earbud and give a command works very quickly.

I really wanted these to be my true wireless earbuds. I really did. It just couldn't work. Comfort: These are extremely comfortable. They stay in my ear with no fuss, and you can ever forget they're there. Sound: the sound is pretty good. I usually use headphones for audiobooks (great for that) podcasts (so great) and orchestral soundtracks (OK), rock (OK), and other stuff (OK). Features: the gestures are incredibly intuitive and you don't accidentally pause or replay music easily. Really excellent. Pairing: Extremely easy. I have a pixel 3, and it was a piece of cake, as expected with a native Android phone. Connection: This is where these headphones fall apart. Inside, at my desk, I have no issues. However, when I took my dog for a walk, every few seconds the connection would get very spotty. The sounds would cut out of one ear, then the other, then both, all in a span of about 1-2 seconds, over and over again. It was jarring. I tried it on 5 or 6 walks and just couldnt take it. I ended up having to return them.

Sound is very rich and they fit in my ears very nicely. It feels like they aren't even there sometimes. It also has a lot of useful touch controls and has Google Assistant built in. Battery isn't as long as I'd like, coming in at 4-5 hours, but it's still long enough, especially since the earbuds charge so fast in the case (20 minutes for a near full charge) Only issue is a slight buzz during quiet parts of songs or videos.

I really wanted to keep these headphones. I had them for two months. The sound quality was great, the touch controls worked perfectly, I even liked the charging case they came in, but man those connection issues are real. I would try to use them going for walks/jogs outside but the random disconnects and interference just made them unusable. Using them inside doing workouts was fine, the connection was interrupted maybe twice over the two months. I did all the troubleshooting I could find: the software update, deleting all my other bluetooth devices and pairing them first before adding my other devices back, resets, pulling out the right earphone first and wearing my phone on my right side and vice versa. I tried it all but the connection issues never went away. They're worth a try. You may not have those connection issues, some people haven't. If I didn't these would get 5 stars hands down and be the best true wireless headphones I've used. Unfortunately for me I did have those issues and my experience was just incredibly frustrating and disappointing.

Hi, Earlier today after much anticipation and hard work I managed to purchase my pair of Pixel Buds. Unboxing and product quality and feel are better than I expected. Performance wise? They CONSTANTLY sort of stutter or cut, while listening to music or watching a video, audio sort of pauses and keeps playing as if its a CD skipping, and it happens numerous times just listening to a single song. I gotta say I am Extremely disappointed. I will be returning this pair tomorrow and getting a different one with hopes that they do work properly. Hard to believe that a google product straight out of box is performance lacking. 2 out 5 Stars just because case, pairing and product feel and finish is above my expectations.

Mine came with an unwanted hissing in one of the earbuds. I couldn't go more than a few minutes without one of them disconnecting or going out of sync. I'll be returning mine. The good part is that they're SUPER comfortable. The touch controls are perfect and they work great with Google Assistant. The app is more useful than most of the competitors.

I have only owned these a few days, so I cannot comment on the durability. The first impression is that these are possibly the best earbuds I've ever owned. The only thing that is missing is that they don't have the audio quality of the Bose sport earbuds they are replacing. HOWEVER, these buds are designed so that you can still hear the outside world a tiny bit. They have a vent cut in them that allows outside sound. Handy if you run or bike outside. Battery life is amazing with the case, fit is great, quality seems quite good. Google assistant integration is very nice.

I was so happy with this purchase, i bougth it in my birthday!. I had to wait for 2 weeks to get it because they were really new, i used it for a couple days, the features are amazing! google assistant in my ears, the sound it's good enought for me, good performance, the bluetooth connection was very stable, touch controls respond very good until... i believe in my 4th day of use when i started my day i put it on my ears i notice they did not get connected automatically with my S10e wich i thought was wierd...after several intents to pair my buds with my phone (reset, phone restart amount others) i could'n get the pair!. Later when i go back home i spoke with google support to check if there's something else i could do, but the guy told me there's no more to do and recomend me return it. I'm really disappointed. But don't give me wrong. I'll try this ones later when the black color version becomes available and when y heard the have been fixed this issues.

They pixel buds are a comfortable fit. I read reviews that the little stay in place knubs are painful after long use. I don't even notice them. They don't even touch any part of my ear. Maybe my ear is different. They do stay in, they slipped off once while on the treadmill, but I run and sweat a lot and it's only happened once. I don't think I'd spend $180 for them, I got them on sale for $129. Great buy for that price. The buds look clean and don't protrude out of your ear like my old bose.

I've had these about a month. For the most part I like them. They are comfortable, have good sound and stay put when I use them for running. I can't recommend them at this point due to connection issues. There are periodic short losses where what I'm listening to skips and a couple of times they completely disconnected from my phone. Once I was able to reconnect from my phone's bluetooth menu but once I couldn't reconnect until I put them back in the charging case (which I don't carry with me when I run). Rumor is that Google is working on a firmware fix but I'd hold off on buying until it happens and is proven to work.

I love how the buds look and feel. I will say its good sound (not noise cancelling), you just have to make sure to put correct size in your ear, as our ears are not both perfectly symmetrical! Also, you have to adjust them so you get best sound. Make sure you charge them before you use them. Sometimes they cut in and out but its not enough for me to give a bad review. I would say they are a bit pricey. I think they should be at $140-160 price range. Anyways, do your research before you buy. I give it 4/5 stars! hope this helps.