This mobile app will let you use Pixel 11 Pro’s HiLight alert with more apps
Last Updated: 2026-08-21 11:16:52
Google introduced the Pixel 11 Pro series this month and also showed us the HiLight feature on these phones in full glory. However, many people were disappointed seeing the LED alerts flash for just two apps – Gemini and Calls.
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Pixel 11 Pro's HiLight feature is limited to 2 apps.- A new app unlocks HiLight for more features.
- The app is an APK, requires Pixel 11 Pro.
Google confirmed that it is not going to make HiLight dynamic and work across popular apps like WhatsApp or even Instagram, so techies have taken the matter in their own hands to develop an app that does everything Google is denying with the feature.
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Google Pixel 11 Pro HiLight feature: How it works
Google has added a multi-colour LED dot next to the cameras on the bar at the back. You don’t get it with the regular Pixel 11 model, and many were hoping this could become a versatile alert option. Instead Google has restricted its official use to when you trigger Gemini to ask a question, a lot like how the Google Nest speaker lights up when the wake word is used. And making calls for which you will need to use the default Phone app.
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Others doing the god’s (Google’s) work
This is where a techie named Dhananjay has shared the details of an app, through a post on X, which makes HiLight work across apps and not just Gemini and calls. A lot of tech places have covered this app and talked about its effective use and how it runs to truly unlock HiLight, something that Google should have done in the first place.
The app is not listed on the Play Store and you will have to get the APK files to make it work around Google’s insistent ways to block use of such apps. The fact that many people have tried the app already means this is an APK file that you can sideload on the phone and try out without any worries of someone trying to scam you. Having said that, make sure you get the right app and not a fake malicious clone.
You will need a Pixel 11 Pro
More importantly, to use this app you need a Pixel 11 Pro or the 11 Pro XL model which comes with the HiLight feature. The new Pixel phones have launched in India priced over Rs 1,19,999 and you get it in bright colours like orange and olive this year.