TechPhonesAndroid Phones5 cool things you may have missed from the Google Pixel 9 launch eventThere was so much to pack in!When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechPhonesAndroid Phones5 cool things you may have missed from the Google Pixel 9 launch eventThere was so much to pack in!When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
There was so much to pack in!
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Google)
(Image credit: Google)
Headline new products included theGoogle Pixel 9 series, theGoogle Pixel 9 Pro Fold, theGoogle Pixel Watch 3and theGoogle Pixel Buds Pro 2. Not a bad slew at all.
But in amongst the shiny new devices, the brand also unveiled a host of cool features. That includes some from itsGemini AIsuite, and others were simply cool and baked into existing apps. These are five of my favourites, which you might have missed:
1. Add Me
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(Image credit: Google)
When it comes tocameras, the Pixel range has long been one of the best in the business. Their hardware and software combination is one of the best of the market, and the resulting images are stunning – but also easy to capture.
Add Me is a new addition to that suite. The key functionality on offer allows users to take a photo, then add another person into the frame and capture another photo.
There’s a ton of really useful cases for that, too. I love the idea of getting a group shot where you don’t need to ask a stranger to take it – simply swap out the shooter for different stitches.
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2. Pixel Screenshots
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(Image credit: Google)
If you’re anything like me, you’re probably drowning in screenshots. Whether I see something funny, or something I’d like to reference later on, it’s ever so easy to snap a screenshot and go about your day.
Of course, for most people, they then languish in a camera roll for eternity, never to be seen again. Pixel Screenshots is a new app which attempts to make some sense of all of those.
Say you’ve got a host of screenshots relating to an upcoming birthday present you need to buy. AI in the Screenshots app can collate them all, offering real time advice on things like where to buy.
3. Gemini Live
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(Image credit: Google)
This is exactly what your smart assistant should always have been. AI may well sit at the heart of Gemini Live, but to think of it as an AI tool is an unnecessary complication.
At its core, this is the most complete version of tools likeAlexa, Siri or HeyGoogle. Speak to it just as you would a friend, and Gemini will respond with useful, context-aware responses.
Oh, and while it’s hardly core to the functionality, I love that you can change the voice. It reminds me of the old TomTomsatnavs– now if only I could get novelty ones like Ozzy Osbourne and C3PO on this.
4. Satellite SOS
(Image credit: Google)
(Image credit: Google)
This one flew past so quickly, we barely even caught a glimpse of it. In fact – during our live blog of the event – I had to turn to my colleague just to be sure I hadn’t heard what I wanted to hear.
No no, Googlearebringing a feature called Satellite SOS to Pixel devices. They were pretty tight-lipped about it, so there isn’t an awful lot to say – though presumably it will work in a similar fashion toEmergency SOS via SatelliteoniPhones.
Regardless, I’m a massive fan. This kind of technology genuinely has the power to save lives, and for me, there is no better thing which these companies could be doing. If it helps just one person, it’s a worthwhile endeavour.
5. Made You Look
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(Image credit: Google)
Think about all of the times you’ve ever watched a live tech event. How many times can you remember an audience going"AWWWWWWHHHH"in unison? I can’t recall a single one – before last night that is.
Made You Look is a new feature designed for theGoogle Pixel9 Pro Fold, and while its implementation was absolutely adorable, the thinking behind it is straight up genius. It’s nothing new to see the cover display used to show information to someone in front of you on afoldable phone– we see it all the time with translation.
This app takes that concept, but instead of showing your poorly worded Spanish, it shows a range of colourful, kid-friendly scenes. These are designed to capture the attention of your little ones, keeping them looking at the camera – and hopefully smiling – so you can pap a photo of them.
Other foldable phone manufacturers should be looking at this and kicking themselves – why did no-one think of this before?
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