According to a report, Google will market the on-device AI features in its Pixel 9 series phones as Google AI. This is an obvious and necessary improvement over the original brand, Pixie.
Though the report in Android Authority doesn’t say this, earlier Pixie rumors claimed that these features would be unique to Pixel phones and devices, and wouldn’t be considered part of Android. These features include:
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Add Me. This Google Photos feature is most likely an updated version of Best Take, which helps ensure that each person in a group photo is smiling and has their eyes open. There aren’t any details, however, though it appears that it will use AI to add the person who takes a group photo into the group.
Studio. This feature, previously called Creative Assistant, will let users create images (and possibly other content) with generative AI.
Pixel Screenshots. This is the most dramatic new feature and it appears to be similar to Microsoft Recall, the delayed Copilot+ PC feature. As you take screenshots, Pixel Screenshots will save and process details about each image so you can search, summarize, and get answers to questions about them. This all happens on-device, as with Recall, but is limited to images, where Recall works with virtually any document, web page, or data file.
The report notes that Google will also roll two AI existing features, Circle to Search and Gemini, into Google AI.