The Pixel 11a codename has surfaced yet again

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The Google Pixel 11a has appeared once before when we exclusively reported that Google was internally referring to the phone as ‘Formosan,’ keeping to the bear-themed names that it was reportedly using for the other Pixel 11 series devices, and now it’s resurfacing again, further adding evidence that this is actually the Pixel 11a. This new appearance of the Formosan name has popped up in the Google Phone app, which is leading some to believe that this may have mistakenly been left there by Google, more or less making this an accidental leak of the upcoming device.

Now this is just a codename, so it’s not as exciting as specs or features, or even design. Then again, the Pixel 11a is not likely to deviate too far from the Pixel 11 series designs, which have already leaked. The Pixel 11a codename has appeared in the Google Phone app, suggesting Google is already developing it As reported by Android Authority, the Google Phone app has now mentioned the Formosan codename for the Pixel 11a, which may suggest that Google is already developing this device.

The phone already being in development is a reasonable assumption, since it’s now mid-July and the phone is likely to be released in the first few months of 2027. As the report states, it’s not just Formosan that has surfaced in the Google Phone app, but the entire Pixel 11 series. It was also in a beta version of the app, and the codenames were only found after digging around in the APK file.

So, they weren’t readily visible or out in the open or anything like that. That being said, if Google is leaving bits of code in the APK that