We just saw a side by side of low-light panoramas between the Pixel’s new panorama mode and the iPhone 15 Pro — the sample was labeled onscreen but was referred to as “another camera” in the presentation. Shots fired?
We’re watching the new image generating feature as it creates a a picture of a beach bonfire with a sky full of fireworks from prompts. It runs on a combination of on-device and AI in the cloud. What is a photo, etc., etc.
We’re getting a look at Call Notes on Pixel 9. There’s a transcript of a recorded conversation in the phone app — and it all stays on-device. The demo went fine, but the loud thud behind the stage was slightly concerning?
The Pixel 9 Pro Fold is getting its time in the spotlight, and Google is emphasizing its thinness and the eight-inch inner screen, which the company calls the biggest screen you can buy on a phone. Which, yeah, that seems about right.
The Pixel 9 series is finally onscreen — all four of them. But we’ve been talking about Gemini features coming to the whole Android ecosystem right up til now. That’s a lot of time before the phones!
We’re getting a look at Gemini Live for the first time, with a couple of voice options called things like “Dipper” and “Ursa.” Notably, none of them sound like... her.
Gemini pulls out a list of foods mentioned in a video and adds them to a grocery list. It really does feel like Google is going out of its way to highlight partner devices in this new era of Android and Pixel on one team...
We’re watching as Gemini tries to pull some information from a picture of a concert poster. It’s, uh, not going well. It failed twice on a Galaxy S24 Ultra, and now we’re onto a second demo unit.
He’s recently taken the lead on Android’s ecosystem and tells us that Gemini is supported on “billions of devices” globally, making it the most widely used AI assistant to date. Also, a shout out to Gemini on the Motorola Razr Plus’ cover screen. I appreciate it, Sameer.
