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If you own a Google Pixel phone then you\u2019ll want to grab it as soon as possible and head to the settings app because there\u2019s a big new software update for you that will bring tons of new features to your phone today.<\/p>\n
The update is the latest Feature Drop from Google, big software updates for Pixel phones that the company pushes out only four times per year. They introduce new software features to the latest Pixel models, but usually also bring new goodies to older phones – and this latest Drop is no exception.<\/p>\n
As expected, several new features are only for the Pixel 8 Pro, the latest and most expensive Pixel ever. This includes a raft of new AI tools after Google has switched on what it calls Gemini Nano inside the Pixel 8 Pro, its \u201cmost efficient model built for on-device tasks\u201d according to a blog post.<\/p>\n
It means 8 Pro owners now get things like Summarise in Recorder (only working in English currently) that uses AI to summarise a voice recording in the Recorder app. So, if you have recorded an interview or a lecture, or even just your voice notes to yourself, AI can now summarise it all for you in bullet points.<\/p>\n
Also exclusive to the Pixel 8 Pro are Smart Replies in Gboard, the Pixel\u2019s keyboard. It only works in WhatsApp for now as part of a developer preview but will come to more apps in 2024, and uses AI to suggest clever quick-tap replies to what has been said thanks to conversational awareness.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s not all for Pixel 8 Pro, which also gets Video Boost, a mode that can adjust the colour, lighting, stabilisation, and graininess of video after it\u2019s been shot to improve the quality. On top of that, the phone also gets Night Sight video, that Google says uses AI to reduce noise to low light videos and boost the detail and colour – this includes in timelapse videos, too.<\/p>\n
Away from the priciest Pixel, all Pixel phones since the Pixel 6 have been treated to better Portrait light enhancements in Google Photos that can improve the look of portrait photos and selfies, plus the clever Photo Unblur feature that can unblur faces of people now also works on dogs and cats – perfect for when your furry friends just won\u2019t sit still for your photographic masterpieces.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019ve got a Pixel 6 or newer (Pixel 6, 6 Pro, 6a, 7, 7 Pro, 7a, and the Pixel Fold) you can also now plug it into your laptop or desktop computer via USB and use the phone as a webcam, perfect if you don\u2019t have one or the one on your PC is a bit grainy – the rear cameras of all Pixels will be a big improvement.<\/p>\n
Proving that Google really does try and think of everything, there\u2019s even a new Clean feature that lets you erase stains or unwanted marks from documents you\u2019ve scanned in the camera app.<\/p>\n