It was officially announced on August 13, 2024, at the annual Made by Google event, and was released in the United States on September 4, 2024.

[6] The Pixel 9 Pro Fold comes in 2 colors: Porcelain (an ecru or off-white) and Obsidian (a dark charcoal gray).

Similar to the Emergency SOS feature released by Apple on the iPhone 14, this feature allows users to alert emergency services of danger through the use of satellites if the user is in a situation where they are unable to connect to Wi-Fi or a mobile network (such as if they get lost in a desert).

[21] The Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold shipped with many new artificial intelligence and Gemini features.

[24] Google has claimed that the Pixel 9 Pro fold will receive a total of 7 years of OS and security updates, meaning the phone will be supported until 2031.

[25] Ahead of its expected release, The Verge's expressed excitement for prospective improvements to the original model's flaws.