Google sells $7 Rope Wristlet for Pixel phones not for Pixel Fold

Google has added a low-cost fashion accessory to its Pixel lineup, unveiling a Rope Wristlet on its online store Monday that attaches to most phones but is explicitly incompatible with the Pixel Fold series. Priced at $7 in the United States, the polyester-cord wrist strap is marketed for Pixel devices and arrived roughly a month after the Pixel 10 series debuted.

The Rope Wristlet fastens to a small shim with a D-ring that slides between a phone and its case and secures with a spring-ring clasp, a connection method increasingly common among third-party straps. Google’s product page specifies that the plate-style attachment works with phones and cases that expose a USB-C port, but it will not work with the Pixel Fold lineup. The company did not elaborate beyond the product listing; industry observers say the exclusion likely reflects the challenge of fitting a shim between protective cases and the hinge and uneven surfaces of foldable designs.

Google offers the wristlet in three dual-tone colorways — PurpleBlue, GreenYellow, and BlackGrey — and includes a carabiner ring and a phone insert component in the package. The strap measures about 9 inches long and 3 inches wide,...