Google Launches New PixelScreenshots Feature with Advanced Functions

TapTechNews August 14th news, Google held the Pixel 9 launch event today and introduced the brand-new PixelScreenshots feature, similar to Microsoft's Recall feature, which saves, organizes and retrieves information in screenshots by taking screenshots.

Introduction

PixelScreenshots uses Google's privately-owned, locally running GeminiNano AI model and multimodal technology to summarize and analyze the content in screenshots and then provide various services for users.

After users enable this function, all system screenshots will be imported into the PixelScreenshots application, and users can also import old screenshots from the old phone.

PixelScreenshots provides options such as sharing, marking (annotating/cropping) and deleting screenshots, and can set date-based reminders. TapTechNews attaches the relevant video as follows:

Interface

PixelScreenshots makes extensive use of the MaterialYou design language, first of all, the carousel design of the above reminder items.

Then there is the function of manually grouping screenshots by Favorites, as well as the grid of all screenshots. Users can also open a dedicated view by clicking on the vertically placed chevron on the right side of Google.

In the All Screenshots page, you can switch different grid densities. All screenshots will indicate which application the screenshot is from and the short title generated by GeminiNano.

After opening a screenshot, there will be a relatively long summary and suggested actions, such as adding to the calendar, searching in the map, opening in the Chrome browser (if it is a web page), and Google will also create a deep link. In this view, you can swipe left/right to view other screenshots.

The bottom of this application has a floating search bar that can perform natural language queries throug h voice input. In addition to directly answering questions, Google can also display screenshots and other related content at the same time. The search is performed in real time and is quite fast.

There is a FAB next to it, which can manually add pictures from the gallery (Google Photos, Downloads, etc.) or open the camera to take and save new pictures.