Pixel 6 Pro: What Google’s new Private Computer Core is responsible for

The new Pixel phones can do quite a lot of cool things right on the device. The so-called private computer core and its services are used to secure sensitive data, but also to be able to postpone new updates.

Google also introduced the so-called private computer core with its new Pixel 6 series smartphones. However, there was only limited information on this. The name allows for conclusions and guesses, but the background behind this function was not entirely clear until now. Dianne Hackborn commented on this a little later and shared more details with us.

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The Android developer says the PCC is a new kind of sandbox. There are many programs like this because it is an area that is largely secured from the outside. What is executed in this sandbox has some restrictions on permissions and can only interact with other apps/sandboxes to a limited extent.

Private Computer Core protects your data during processing

Sensitive data should be able to get into this sandbox, but cannot simply be extracted from there. In addition, when performing relevant tasks with sensitive data, it should be prevented that they can leave the device at all. Such protection is important, for example, with very personal data.

The two Pixel 6 phones can process a lot of things directly on the device and no longer have to send them to the cloud. Personal and sensitive data can be processed here. This happens in a sandbox like the one offered by the PCC. It is also crucial that this “new” feature can now be updated via the Google Play Store.

Thanks to Google Tensor and other elements, the Pixel 6 phones can process all incoming tones locally and, if necessary, convert them into text, reply to messages, translate them directly in the apps used and a lot more. This sometimes highly sensitive and private information should of course be well protected, but should also benefit from the latest developments.

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