Google has launched the much anticipated Pixel 9 series with new AI features, a refreshed design and new colors. The phone is expected to be released on August 22. However, unlike the predecessors, the Pixel 9 series does not come with the latest Android out of the box.
Pixel phones have always been the best platform to showcase the features of the new Android system. This time, however, users won’t immediately be able to experience the latest features of Android.
Google offers a number of AI features which are developed based on Android 14
Fortunately, Google ported some of the new features of Android 15 to Android 14. For example, the screenshot interface on the Pixel 9 adopts the new design of Android 15, with the preview window placed above the new pill-shaped tray with rounded buttons. There is also a dedicated app for screenshots that is supposed to help the user in finding out information from all the screenshots in the device. It can also function as a reminder.
Nonetheless, the new Pixel lineup currently doesn’t have support for the “Private Space”, which requires the system to be based on Android 15.
Some of the AI additions to the Pixel 9 series include Gemini Live and the Pixel Studio image generator, which lets you generate images completely on the device within a couple of seconds based on text prompts. There is also a camera feature called “Add me”, which makes capturing group photos a lot easier my merging two different images together that contain different people in the frames. Google has developed all these features based on Android 14.
From a hardware perspective, the Pixel 9 series is powered by the Tensor G4 chip, which according to the company, is more capable, and power efficient, and helps the phone run the AI features better. You can learn more about the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold here.
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