January, a new month of the calendar year, heralds with it yet another Pixel Feature Drop. Under this event, the owners of the topmost Pixel devices are ushered in new features and improvements to their gadgets that entice them more to Google’s flagship match.
Good for the international user who is so eager for AI developments, the March update brings additional interesting nuggets, especially for Pixel 9 users. The latest moreover includes Pixel Studio, which will generate images of people. When turned on for Pixel 9 users, they will be able to create portraits of individuals under text-to-image prompts, an impressive leap from previously being able to create images with animals and objects.
Of course, one would like to try it out and compare it to Apple’s Image Playground, which allows people to either take a picture of themselves or pick from known faces in images stored in their photo library. However, so far, the rollout has just started.
It is also curious whether Pixel Studio would work in a manner similar to iOS, where the user should select a photo from his camera roll for the AI to replicate. Observation will be set to see how the styles diverge from Apple’s to the algorithms for generating images, as every AI-based tool has its aesthetic.
As indicated in this rollout, more AI features are coming with Google Messages over the entire operating system. The Pixel device already alerts users about suspicious calls, which is now going to expand to the ‘default’ Android messaging application after this current event.
A sharing location feature through Google Maps is a very handy one, but accessing this could sometimes take multiple taps. As a result, it is being directly integrated into the Find My Device application for trusted contacts for easier navigation.
For those using Android Auto while parked, the update brings new games to the screen of the car, such as Candy Crush Soda Saga and Angry Birds 2.
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