Google’s Pixel 9 series is packed with cutting-edge hardware like the Tensor G4 processor and tons of RAM, which will help keep your phone feeling fast and fresh for years to come. But all this hardware is also designed to power new AI experiences.
“Android is reimagining your phone with Gemini,” said Sameer Samat, president of Google’s Android Ecosystem. blog post Posted on Tuesday. “With Gemini deeply integrated into Android, we’re rebuilding the operating system with artificial intelligence at its core. And redefining what phones can do.”
Here are the big new AI features coming with the new Pixel devices.
Gemini and Gemini Alive
Gemini, Google’s AI chatbot, will be the default assistant on the new Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL and Pixel 9 Pro Fold phones. To access it, press and hold the power button on your phone and start speaking or typing your question.
A big new change is that you can now hover over any app you’re using to ask questions about what’s on your screen, such as finding out specific information about a YouTube video you’re watching. You can also create images directly from this overlay and drag and drop them into the main app, as well as upload an image to the overlay and ask Gemini questions about it.
If you buy the expensive Pixel 9 Pro (starting at $999), a free year of the Google One AI Premium Plan, normally $19.99 per month, for access to 2TB of Google’s cloud storage and access to Gemini Advanced, which lets you try it out. Gemini directly in Google products like Gmail and Docs to help you summarize text and conversations.
Importantly, Gemini Advanced also includes access to Gemini Live, which Google describes as a new “conversation experience” designed to make talking with Gemini more intuitive (the only one struggling to keep track of everything Google brands as “Gemini”). I’m not, don’t worry). According to Google’s demos, you can use Gemini to have natural conversations about anything you can think of, including, Google says, using it to help with complex questions and job interviews, among a variety of voices that sound amazingly lifelike. you can choose. Earlier this month, Engadget showed.
Recently OpenAI was released Advanced Voice Mode, a similar feature, allows ChatGPT customers to pay with a voice assistant talk, sing, laugh and supposedly understands emotion. When asked if one of Google’s goals was to make Gemini Live sound as human as possible, the company’s vice president and general manager of Gemini Experiences, Sissie Hsiao, told Engadget that Google is “not here to improve the technology. We’re here to create a super helpful assistant.”
Photos and Camera features
With its Pixel 9 phones, which have been in the limelight for years now, Google is using artificial intelligence to significantly improve image capture and editing. For example, a new feature called “Add Me” that will be released in preview with the new devices will allow you to take a group photo, then take a photo of an individual photographer and seamlessly add it to the main photo. ‘You don’t have anyone around to take a picture of your whole group.
Meanwhile, Magic Editor, the built-in AI-powered editing tool on Android, can now suggest best products and even enlarge existing images by filling in details with generative AI to get more out of the scene. Finally, a new “reimagine” feature will let you add elements like autumn leaves or make the grass greener – punching up your photos, yes, but blurring the lines between which of your memories are real and which aren’t.
Circle for search now allows sharing
You can simply search for anything you already see on your phone circling itbut now AI will intelligently cut out anything you circle and let you share it instantly via text message or email. Affordable.
Pixel screenshots
If you can’t figure out how to sort through the tons of photos of receipts, tickets and screenshots from social media littering your phone’s photo gallery, use artificial intelligence to help. It’s called a new program Pixel screenshots Initially available on new Pixel devices, it will go through your photo library (after you give it permission), select screenshots, and then identify the contents of each image. You can also click on images of real-world icons (like a music festival you want to attend) and ask relevant questions directly to the app, such as when tickets to the festival go on sale.
Call records
A new feature called Call Logs will automatically save a personal summary of each phone call. so you can refer to the transcript later to quickly look up important information from the call, such as meeting time, address, or phone number. Google notes that the feature works entirely on the device, meaning nothing is sent to Google’s servers for processing. If you have enabled call logs, everyone who calls will be notified.
Pixel Studio
We’ve been able to use artificial intelligence to create images for a long time now, but Google is finally building the feature into Android thanks to Pixel Studio, a new image creation app specifically for Pixel 9 devices. The app runs on both the new Tensor G4 processor and Google’s Imagen 3 model in the cloud. You can share any photo you create in the app via direct messaging or email.
a similar feature called Apple Image Playground It’s coming to newer iPhones with iOS 18 in September.
Individual weather reports
At the top of the new Weather app, Google will use artificial intelligence to create personalized weather reports for your specific location so you “don’t have to scroll through a bunch of numbers to figure out the day’s weather,” according to the company. blog post.
