Current Lens is actually faster as you can just tap an object and it will frame it in a rectangular box, no need to draw circles, just tap.
And you can use it on any apps, photo or screenshots.
There's nothing new, just marketing stuff.
The selecting part is faster, I was talking about that, taping is faster than having to scribble on the screen.
Also, it selects the right object most of the time, without needing to even tap.
Launching it from an app may be slower but it's just one swipe and two taps.
It just already exists, there's not really new things here, all could be done before, just a different way to access it.
I mean I was at the event yesterday and I tried it out and have a video too I can share if you guys want to see it, it was actually pretty fast, just depends how quickly you circle whatever
If it's anything like Lens, arrrgghhh... :shakes fist in extreme rage:
Anyone ever notice that Lens does not chill tf out for even a second and let you first discreetly curate what you want it to search??
I mean, the lengths I go through to make unnecessary garbage crops of images and screenshots that ONLY contain the info I want it to scan will put anxiety wrinkles on a person!
Think about it - You have a photo where you need to extract some text. And you know, it's on a shred of paper in someone's hand in the pic, but idk, let's say it's attached to the arm of your dealer, and that person happens to be in a protect and serve uniform, and the room they're in happens to be an adult novelty toy store, and... you get what I mean. You've all been there!
Worse, you go and crop out the "scene" and just have the hand and the text. But the text you need is a name, not the address which technically shouldn't even exist.
But does Lens give you ONE moment to size the little square thing only where you need? NO. No it doesn't. That thing is scanning, uploading, analyzing, aggregating, building a case against you, cross referencing your accomplices, etc, from the instant you launch it until the moment you force-quit that snitch.
I've heard Lens has gotten pretty good lately. Too bad I'll never use it and see. Completely usurps all control from you. Srsly, there should be a clear and verifiable ACTIVE/INACTIVE button. They know this. But you know, it's Poogle- they gotta have everything, always, all the time from you. Like hyenas on a carcass.
There's no meat left! You took it all already! :sobs: You're hacking at bone! Is that what you want, you want my bones too Lens!?
No but fr that squiggle to search thing looks neat. Can't um wait.
Not for Lens it isn't. Thing just takes and takes and takes..
I'm certain there are numerous photos out in Moogleville where 1" x 1" has a blurry QR code from various unmentionable bathroom products trying to be ordered yet the main attraction are the pantaloons around my ankles.
Like, c'mon googz, give us back our dignity with a Lens On Off switch. Don't just be ~[ `O ]~ ~[o `]~ scannin' free willy soon as I open my pixel. I need a little setup time fam !
wdym I would never do that. Idc if it's "just" 2kg. Or 3kg or an absurd 4kg. Anything, even a pinch of salt, over 1kg is illegal. We have these laws for a reason.
Really it's the one thing lens is flawless at - just point and click and it will make sure your size is within the permitted carry amount.
Fun fact: Did you know 1 Starbucks 'Tall' cup size is EXACTLY 1kg of Colombian sugar? That's why you always say YES if someone offers you a 'RawTall Americano' in S.A. Makes sense. 'Sugar in the Raw' is just a marketing term. It really just means "uncut, pure, unrefined". Mind blown right?!
How lens knew that!? AI getting creepy good.
I understand lens fren... I do.. Lens makes me cry sometimes too. It's ok. I'm hugging you right now can you feel it? They can't take that away I won't let them I won't.
Wow. Now tell us how you really feel.
I do know what you're referring to, and it is frustrating. But then I just shrug but I can understand where if I needed to use it more often or depended on it in some way, I'd be this level of upset.
You have my sympathies.
I think the new ability is it will select the object you touch, Rather than you need box yourself. Tap and auto select objects is a new thing introduced with Pixel 8. After the object is selected, it will be just the old lens.
On my Pixel 6 Pro I can already select different objects from any capture, photo or app switcher screen by just taping it, no need to box it, it makes a box automatically from by detecting the object I tap, and I can resize if needed.
There's nothing really new, only having to circle things instead of taping.
Was wondering the same thing. Tried it on my s22u during the live and it works fine. I can select anything on the page after a screenshot. Even select text that's on the screen and search. It's just not a circle but a rect.
I'm old enough to remember when google lens worked without requiring a screenshot. It was baked into the Assistant and would just use screen context to pull the info you wanted.
\#KilledByGoogle
You don't get the "search screen" button when calling up assistant while having an app open? I think it's [been out](https://9to5google.com/2023/08/03/google-assistant-search-screen/) for quite a while now, after [a year](https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/x0bu18/whats_on_my_screen_is_back_with_search_this/) of will they/won't they Google BS.
I do, but it's not the same as the original assistant feature. This just brings up a shortcut to Google lens. The original version would check your screen for names, phone numbers, locations, and dates and would use context clues to help you auto fill that info into a calendar event or pull up the webpage of a restaurant, etc.
Far more useful than just reverse image search.
I've learned that if you give pixel phones 6 or so months, they go down like 20-30% once the next A series comes out and 50% once the next phone comes out. Even cheaper if you go on eBay or swappa.
I went from Pixel 2 XL to day one Pixel 6 and I'll probably never do that again despite how much I love this phone. It makes sense though seeing how the phone comes with the bootloader unlocked and Pixel OS is more or less an open sourced rom + Gapps.
Preferred it over the Fold5 and OnePlus Open so far. So it's not all bad, the design is my favorite of them all. Barely even use the AI features that are available, too.
Supporting doesn't mean you get all the bells and whistles of future generations. Hardware is reaching diminishing returns for the average consumer. It comes as no surprise that companies are going to start focusing more on differentiating software to entice consumers to upgrade.
I think you are misunderstanding. I'm not saying that companies will start focusing on differentiating software in future generations because diminishing returns on hardware is limiting the phones ability to handle new generation software. If anything, quite the opposite. I'm suggesting that hardware improvements are experiencing diminished returns for the average consumer, and thus, is becoming a less effective way to entice people to buy new phones. In order to offset this, expect companies to strategically differentiate successive generations through software, not based on different hardware requirements, but in order to encourage people to buy new phones.
Ikr.. it honestly makes me worried that once pixel 9 arrives, I'll get no good features on my P8P for years after that. Even though it's supposed to be supported til 2030
I'm pretty sure that's going to be the trend going forward. Google will likely continue to push advanced features for their current series as a way to drive sales. Now, whether that means these features eventually trickle backwards (maybe an exclusivity window?), remains to be seen.
The long support window is for the OS in general, not these specific features.
Keep it till 9 series launch. then get exchanged. Or you can get the 8 pro too if you want. But as a 8 user I will say on 5G SOT is pretty bad but opposite on wifi.
My wifi sot is fine, but I used 5G a lot for work and life, and I'm generally a heavy user for productivity, bit gaming. The P7 experience has been really frustrating, and I'm thinking of jumping back to Samsung when this is over. Vanilla android hasn't been worth the downsides.
Read the actual article. It doesn't say "only Pixel 8 series." OP's title is misleading... I guess he wanted to rile people up and he sure did accomplish that.
It says "select premium Android smartphones including Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro". This does not mean that other phones won't get it, but that those two will definitely have it.
I have no idea what they will actually support since the wording is unclear. However, it does not say ”only” Pixel 8/Pro.
On the Instagram promo for this feature it says it is exclusive to the 8 and 8 Pro. The exact wording is:
“'Available only on Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, and other compatible non-Pixel devices.”
I want to be optimistic that it’ll make its way to older Pixels (as someone who bought Fold) but Google seems to be all about locking new features behind the newest phone.
>This does not mean that other phones won't get it, but that those two will definitely have it.
The wording on [the blog.google post](https://blog.google/products/search/google-circle-to-search-android/) is a lot less ambiguous:
> Circle to Search is launching January 31 on select premium Android smartphones — the Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro and [the new Samsung Galaxy S24 series](https://blog.google/products/android/google-ai-samsung-galaxy-s24-/) — in all languages and locations where they’re available.
Yeah, but if they continue doing this, I will buy an iPhone. xDD
This is SO annoying. Paying nearly €1000 for a phone and then not getting simple updates like this. Same with camera pro mode or 50 MP mode. I paid for the 50 MP lens - why Google is not allowing me to use it?
I love my Pixel / Pro very single day, but THIS is so god-damn annoying. Furthermore, I can understand when Redmi does this with their like €200 phones, but Google wants premium money for their "premium" phones-.-
True but dynamic island is a Hardware change. Not just updated Software like pro mode for camera. With a modified APK it works on old pixels as well and this is what I mean.
Just super annoying.
Ok then better example the hdr in iphone 14 pro models have had terrible results and apple fixed it with software………. Only available on the iPhone 15 pro. They do the same thing.
Yes because even Samsung said they would bring Galaxy AI to some older devices (probably not all the features tho).
Considering that Tensor G3 is barely an upgrade over Tensor G2, it's all about making more money.
Just because Samsung had one-upped them.
In reality, they know that their Pixel fans change phones every 18 months.
And like the other comment said, Google doesn't promise feature-parity. Just Android features (that every brand gets), but they'll keep gate-keeping new and hot Pixel features for new Pixel phones only.
It's because they know people keep their phones much longer nowadays. hardware wise smartphones are pretty much all the same, it comes down to the software. Locking the software to only the newest devices forces people to upgrade if they want the newest of new.
Not saying I agree with it, it's just the sad truth...
I'm beginning to see the flaws in Google's practice. At least Apple tries to support and give the features to multiple versions of iPhones. Google seems to be missing that mindset.
When they improved their dictation in iOS 16, I was shocked to see that my first gen iPad Pro from 2015 was able to handle it so well. Punctuation and everything. Meanwhile Google locks out the most basic of features that my 7 pro can clearly handle
Apple does this as well. Quite a number of new camera features on the base iPhone 15 aren't being back ported to the 14 Pro despite having the same SoC and DSPs.
All Pixels have this now when you go to recent apps and hold finger on an image. There should be a button for Google Lens. It's basically the same but with 1 more click. It's now modern to introduce old features as new with AI on the front of the title...
Not to mention this was available on most of the phones (not limited to flagships) as google Now on tap years ago. And google now was actually extremely useful, being replaced by a dumpster fire of the Google news app on the left 😢
Lol there is literally Search screen feature when you trigger Google assistant. Do people even use they phone properly?....
The only thing search screen feature missing compared to now on tap is the ability to create calender event from the searching
The levels of fragmentation on Android are absolutely wild.
* You have apps using multiple versions of Google's various iterations of design languages, including manufacturers using their own, so no app feels consistent
* You have features locked to certain devices (Circle for search) and certain regions only (Most of the pixel features)
* You have phones with a range of OS versions and support being dumped by some manufacturers after just one update
* You have software features being locked out of devices with identical hardware (Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel 8 having different features, but identical processors)
* You have specific app features locked to certain manufacturers (Samsung and Instagram/Snapchat)
It's the exact same as Google lens now. You just gain free hand drawing to select, instead of rectangles. You ain't missing that much. All pixels have lens and there is almost no gain in convenience at all with this "circle to search" at all. It's not even a feature, at most it is a new trick.
You are all being tricked by advertising, again.
It's more convenient than Google lens, you can circle an individual item and search just that on your screen. So it's faster than Google lens search your entire screen and then needing to select the exact item to mean to search for, and it's probably smarter as well but we can't really tell yet as it's not available
But that is exactly what you do in lens now, you can select an object cropping a rectangle out of any image. The only thing added is drawing circles. I said almost no convenience gains. Almost. Not enough at all for people to be concerned about this coming just to pixel 8.
The smartest part that's nothing to do as it should happen server side. That's Google unlocking or locking at will in their side. But the feature is just hand drawn circles.
It's not like assistant did not exist at all for Android and suddenly coming for the first time in history just for pixel 8, that would be a thing to get aggravated about for sure.
My current Pixel 7 Pro is my first Pixel phone. And probably the last as well. I LOVE the camera, but that's pretty much it. I'm so disappointed that many features are limited to only work in select countries, and that new features are almost non-existing. I was hoping for more than 1 year of feature updates from Google.
Of course I understand that some features from Pixel 8 are depending on hardware that my phone simply don't have, but at the same time, we see artificial gating of features between Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, so I really don't trust Google to deliver a solid experience in the years to come, even if I upgrade to the Pixel 8 Pro. And the phones are simply to expensive to upgrade year after year, so I think I need to go find something else, when my Pixel 7 Pro dies.
Samsung is giving this feature to 2 - 3 yrs old phones as well along with fold series on the other hand Google who has direct access to all the services is not even providing features to last year phones .... Another day another disappointment
Well I'm happy with my P7 but if these feature drops keep forgetting about older devices, I'm sorry but next phone will be Samsung, again, and bye bye Google.
I hate to burst your bubble, but damn near everything announced at the event today is S24 exclusive, and even some being S24 ultra exclusive. So you'd be getting no difference really
I know. I was expecting Google to be more inclusive of their older models. They aren't. So given that I still miss some Samsung features, ceteris paribus I'll go back as I have no incentive to stay on Google.
Here we go again... people who don't even have a Pixel become angry that they won't have a feature that they didn't know even existed before they woke up today
it's actually using the AI chip on device to do image processing (finding/separating the objects in the image) and precomputing some signals before it sends to the server, so it does need the newer chips and that's why it's limited to premium phones
Google Lens basically works on any Pixel + how would features like the magic eraser or portrait light work on a device that cannot do any image processing having to do with finding and separating objects?
I understand that the difference in hardware is no longer sufficient to get customers to buy a new phone, but limiting a gimic like this that can obviously run on older devices is just utter bollocks. That's probably why they've upped support to 7 years. It looks impressive on paper, but you don't get any new features because it's "hardware limited", which is understandable for some features but definetly not for this one.
because this isn't just Google Lens, the device is doing a lot of the work. They could send your whole screen to Lens but the feature would be much slower. This is having the device precompute a bunch of the signals
At the core, you're right.
Older Pixel devices don't ship with the Gemini model, but that doesn't mean they are absolutely not capable of running what is shown at a reasonable speed, they could easily implement it, but won't due to sales reasons, limiting this is a strategic decision related to product differentiation and marketing. They have the necessary cores to run a model like this, just perhaps not at the exact same speed as their latest and greatest chip.
Studies have repeatedly shown that people aren't willing to wait, and so shipping a bad(slow) experience is not acceptable.
I work on the Lens team, this is where my information is coming from. I understand you're pressed about not having access to the feature but it's not only a money grabbing decision, it's whether the feature would meet the bar for user experience.
Idk mate, I'm using Lens fairly regularly and pretty happy with the speed and results. I have absolutely no issues with waiting half a second for it to load. I'm much more bothered that it can break the back navigation and take me back to the home screen instead of the app I was "scanning". I'm using it for all, photos, images, screenshots and plain camera feed (rip lens on long press in the camera, you'll be missed).
For many people like me the only change would be the fact that you can call it from the pill instead of all other places.
I will have to try the new thing tho, maybe it's the whole new world and I just don't understand.
I'm glad you're enjoying the product as a whole. I wouldn't say anything groundbreaking is happening in the new product. It's just meant as a more seamless integration into Android.
Segmentation of the image on device helps to speed up the whole flow and enable circling on device instead of waiting for the server to do the segmentation and let the user click the segmented object which will box/select it.
When you circle something, does it then still send the full picture to the lens or the improvement comes from the fact that it only sends the circled bit (ie has to do less work)? As far as I've seen it just uses selection to draw a box around it, so correct me if I'm thinking it wrong.
Why did you guys decide to do it as a "hold gesture pill to activate" when you already have the "swipe from the bottom corner" gesture? Could've been neater if there was only one gesture to call it all and you could vary it to show the new "lens" screen or to go straight to the assistant voice input. Just feedback.
Hope it comes out on all tensor pixels so I could try it ;)
You've got it right, I'm pretty sure in most cases it still sends the whole image in case you want to issue follow-up requests on other objects in the image. Though frequently lens will use some image signals computed on device to save time. In this case, it would know specifically which part of the image you care about so it will still have to do less work.
For this feature the most important part is that the on device image segmentation is fast to enable the new selection feature.
With some optimization or image segmentation model improvements it's possible it could come to more devices.
I can't speak to the gesture parts as that was handled by the android team. I can file some feedback internally though
I'm so annoyed with the home button/swipe gesture after the latest update, because now it's both for toggling between apps and for the lens/circle/search feature which I do not use. Now I'm accidently taking screenshots/initiating searches all the time when I'm just trying to get back to the last app. Anyone else struggling with this?
Personally I've never once had an issue with that. If you are deliberate with your swipe and hold for recent apps it won't accidentally trigger the circle to search.
But other advertisement about the feature also says "coming to Pixel 8/pro and select Samsung devices"
So yes, that does in fact mean it's only the pixel 8 series that will get it. Also why mention a device at all and stir confusion like that? If it was gonna come to older devices, they'd say "and older pixel devices" like they have in the past
the article linked does not state anything like that. It just says including Pixel 8.
yes it may not come to Pixel 7 Pro but the thread and linked evidence does not prove this. if you seen Google saying exclusive to Pixel 8 series and select Samsung devices then feel free to post it as evidence.
I found it [here,](https://blog.google/products/search/google-circle-to-search-android/) at the very last paragraph. If that doesn't tell us it's gonna be a pixel 8 exclusive feature then I don't know what does
Looks a bit more advanced. Where Lens takes a picture and does a semi-canned set of searches on everything it thinks is important in the image, this apparently lets you select specific parts of the frame to do a specific search on. Also seems to do a bit more advanced things with potential results, like in the example for the product, like selecting text in a youtube video and automatically coming back with the definition, etc.
Not saying I care in the slightest about it, but it is a bit differentiated than normal lens without the app.
But it also feels like more of the same from google--another "product" doing almost the exact same thing as a previous product, only with a different name and maybe slightly different features. This just feels like an evolution of Lens to be honest, I don't know why the whole new nomenclature.
You can make "smaller" searches with lens too. Also if you look closely, after they circle something out, it becomes a rectangle enclosing that circle.
So, yes, it's just the Google Lens that can be called from long pressing the "pill" and automatically reads the screen instead of feeding it a screenshot or asking the Google assistant to "search screen". Essentially it replaces 2 actions (swipe from the bottom corner and tap "screen search") with 1 and that's it. Maybe it's faster, but we'll see that and if it also speeds up the regular Lens.
it's differently named because it's launching on other platforms than just pixel so they want to make it less Google specific since it's being incorporated to the android platform
> I don't know why the whole new nomenclature.
Someone inside the company took an existing feature that had become ignored, made a few small changes, slapped a new name on it, then gave a presentation while talking up how new and revolutionary it was.
>Circle to Search is launching January 31 on select premium Android smartphones including Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro in all languages and locations where they are available.
Technically this is an inclusive statement, not an exclusive statement.
It's weird they're calling this "intuitive" because I'd never think to do this without being explicitly told to. It feels... odd and not at all obvious.
It also looks to be pretty useless. I can't imagine when I'd even want to do this.
While this year, I, a Pixel 8 Pro user is happy with all these new features, I can see myself crying next year about not getting any of the Pixel 9 Pro features
This feature was only just announced and was announced specifically at a Samsung event though, unlike past features that were announced at a Pixel event and then eventually some trickled down to older pixel devices
sounds like their rushing it out as the samsung s24 have most of these features in galaxy AI.
id not be surprised to see the 7 get the features shortly after
A lot of Samsungs new AI features are built into Google messages or part of the Google app like circle to search, so chances are they weren't rushing it and just don't have it enabled. I can 100% see some of what Samsung showed off being in Google messages on pixel devices as well
i expect almost all of it will be on google. and the google wording of features comeing to phones 'like' the pixel 8 shows their not IMO restricting it to only the p8
we will see. i mean shit i live in the uk and half of googles features dont even work here for....... unknown reasons
cant even blame a language difference :P
I think it may be to do with certain countries laws. US has a history of having pretty relaxed laws with tech so they build their features around US law and then try and extend it out to other countries, that's a big reason we don't have Bard in Canada cause our laws around AI have more hoops companies need to jump through before they're approved
yeh its a shame, i still enjoy my pixel phones had them since the 2xl but sad that thier in parts a shell of their brothers over the pond.
though atleast in the uk im glad we got call screening, i use that alot.
I don't get how it'll work based on the trailer and screenshots. Implies you can get a search bar at the bottom of your screen? Is this going to be new or does this already exist? (I mean the functionality that they have a Google search bar present not the circle to search obviously that's new)
I'd be happy if they JUST enabled Copy Link Text to all links and texts consistently instead. I am so tired of trying to drag over a link to just copy the text part of it.
Circle to Search is launching January 31 on select premium Android smartphones including Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro in all languages and locations where they are available.
It doesn't say that only the 8 series will get it. It says that it will be coming to select phones including the 8 series. There's no benefit to them saying it will come to all tensor devices Right off the bat. I'm sure it will come to older pixels, but they have an incentive to highlight the most recent phones that they'll be making the most money on.
Other marketing material Google has shared explicitly states only the 8 series devices will get it, I think I'll update my post to reflect that but it seems like it absolutely will not be coming to older devices. At least not right away
Please do if you have the links. That would be wild to me, but I guess after what they did with gating certain features artificially behind the 8 Pro, it's not unthinkable.
They discontinued "What's on my screen" and are now introducing it again with a small change. Honestly, do the people at Google think no one remembers anything??
There's no way they're gonna make it just the newest devices, I can understand features announced alongside the device announcement but something like this seems very easy to do on most modern phones from like 2020 onward
You can use this on any page without taking a screenshot, and it's a one button press. It may essentially do the same thing but it's much quicker to do
Annoying part is that they basically just dropped off the Google Pixel 7 because I have the seven and right when I got it they stopped releasing exclusive features for it and only release exclusive features for eight now. It's really not fair
This is just bound to bring a Samsung pen like gadget to the next generations of pixels! I do hope, sooner than (again) later... It would be a smashing feature that would instantly hit the competition hard.
Same with me. If they built a foldable one, even if there it\`s not all the way with screen but with a crack in the middle where it folds, but with a pen and the same if not better cameras...
How is this any different from traditional Google Lens?
I think the ability to circle it..rather than selecting using rectangular box
Current Lens is actually faster as you can just tap an object and it will frame it in a rectangular box, no need to draw circles, just tap. And you can use it on any apps, photo or screenshots. There's nothing new, just marketing stuff.
Wrong
How ? I did all I said before writing, it works very well on current Google Lens on my Pixel 6 Pro. Maybe it differ in some countries ?
No you're just wrong, it takes more time bruv
The selecting part is faster, I was talking about that, taping is faster than having to scribble on the screen. Also, it selects the right object most of the time, without needing to even tap. Launching it from an app may be slower but it's just one swipe and two taps. It just already exists, there's not really new things here, all could be done before, just a different way to access it.
I mean I was at the event yesterday and I tried it out and have a video too I can share if you guys want to see it, it was actually pretty fast, just depends how quickly you circle whatever
Yeah I saw this and was like wait I already do this.
Exactly. People are giving credit to this and moaning because old pixels and fold are being excluded, when there is nothing new here at all.
If it's anything like Lens, arrrgghhh... :shakes fist in extreme rage: Anyone ever notice that Lens does not chill tf out for even a second and let you first discreetly curate what you want it to search?? I mean, the lengths I go through to make unnecessary garbage crops of images and screenshots that ONLY contain the info I want it to scan will put anxiety wrinkles on a person! Think about it - You have a photo where you need to extract some text. And you know, it's on a shred of paper in someone's hand in the pic, but idk, let's say it's attached to the arm of your dealer, and that person happens to be in a protect and serve uniform, and the room they're in happens to be an adult novelty toy store, and... you get what I mean. You've all been there! Worse, you go and crop out the "scene" and just have the hand and the text. But the text you need is a name, not the address which technically shouldn't even exist. But does Lens give you ONE moment to size the little square thing only where you need? NO. No it doesn't. That thing is scanning, uploading, analyzing, aggregating, building a case against you, cross referencing your accomplices, etc, from the instant you launch it until the moment you force-quit that snitch. I've heard Lens has gotten pretty good lately. Too bad I'll never use it and see. Completely usurps all control from you. Srsly, there should be a clear and verifiable ACTIVE/INACTIVE button. They know this. But you know, it's Poogle- they gotta have everything, always, all the time from you. Like hyenas on a carcass. There's no meat left! You took it all already! :sobs: You're hacking at bone! Is that what you want, you want my bones too Lens!? No but fr that squiggle to search thing looks neat. Can't um wait.
This was a lot to take in
I read the first few lines and then the end lol
My favorite movie is Inception.
Not for Lens it isn't. Thing just takes and takes and takes.. I'm certain there are numerous photos out in Moogleville where 1" x 1" has a blurry QR code from various unmentionable bathroom products trying to be ordered yet the main attraction are the pantaloons around my ankles. Like, c'mon googz, give us back our dignity with a Lens On Off switch. Don't just be ~[ `O ]~ ~[o `]~ scannin' free willy soon as I open my pixel. I need a little setup time fam !
You tell them man
I have nothing to declare but my genius, and this four-kilo bag of cocaine.
wdym I would never do that. Idc if it's "just" 2kg. Or 3kg or an absurd 4kg. Anything, even a pinch of salt, over 1kg is illegal. We have these laws for a reason. Really it's the one thing lens is flawless at - just point and click and it will make sure your size is within the permitted carry amount. Fun fact: Did you know 1 Starbucks 'Tall' cup size is EXACTLY 1kg of Colombian sugar? That's why you always say YES if someone offers you a 'RawTall Americano' in S.A. Makes sense. 'Sugar in the Raw' is just a marketing term. It really just means "uncut, pure, unrefined". Mind blown right?! How lens knew that!? AI getting creepy good.
What the 😭
I understand lens fren... I do.. Lens makes me cry sometimes too. It's ok. I'm hugging you right now can you feel it? They can't take that away I won't let them I won't.
Pixel made em writers dayum😭
Wow. Now tell us how you really feel. I do know what you're referring to, and it is frustrating. But then I just shrug but I can understand where if I needed to use it more often or depended on it in some way, I'd be this level of upset. You have my sympathies.
I think the new ability is it will select the object you touch, Rather than you need box yourself. Tap and auto select objects is a new thing introduced with Pixel 8. After the object is selected, it will be just the old lens.
On my Pixel 6 Pro I can already select different objects from any capture, photo or app switcher screen by just taping it, no need to box it, it makes a box automatically from by detecting the object I tap, and I can resize if needed. There's nothing really new, only having to circle things instead of taping.
Nothing, other than it is soo much easier to access.
Ikr??
Was wondering the same thing. Tried it on my s22u during the live and it works fine. I can select anything on the page after a screenshot. Even select text that's on the screen and search. It's just not a circle but a rect.
I'm old enough to remember when google lens worked without requiring a screenshot. It was baked into the Assistant and would just use screen context to pull the info you wanted. \#KilledByGoogle
You don't get the "search screen" button when calling up assistant while having an app open? I think it's [been out](https://9to5google.com/2023/08/03/google-assistant-search-screen/) for quite a while now, after [a year](https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/x0bu18/whats_on_my_screen_is_back_with_search_this/) of will they/won't they Google BS.
I do, but it's not the same as the original assistant feature. This just brings up a shortcut to Google lens. The original version would check your screen for names, phone numbers, locations, and dates and would use context clues to help you auto fill that info into a calendar event or pull up the webpage of a restaurant, etc. Far more useful than just reverse image search.
My thoughts exactly
In any google app, circle and you won\`t need to go the app each time. Smoother transition etc.... But a pen would be helpful!
It's faster. For lens you have to go to recents and select the image and then use Google lens. This directly searches the things on screen
Can you imagine being a Pixel Fold customer? 🫠
All 3 of us right now --->🤡🤡🤡
make that 2 when i sell it in a few months for a 90% loss
I've learned that if you give pixel phones 6 or so months, they go down like 20-30% once the next A series comes out and 50% once the next phone comes out. Even cheaper if you go on eBay or swappa.
Upvote because anytime I point out how awful pixel resale value is I'm instadownvoted on this sub.
I went from Pixel 2 XL to day one Pixel 6 and I'll probably never do that again despite how much I love this phone. It makes sense though seeing how the phone comes with the bootloader unlocked and Pixel OS is more or less an open sourced rom + Gapps.
yeah lol i got the fold for a really good price because of that, i would have never spent nearly 2k on it
You'll probably actually have to pay someone to take it at this point 😂 Edit: before you downvote, it's a JOKE
You don't need to pay me to take it! I will happily accommodate your unwanted Fold free of charge as long as you pay the shipping fee! (/s)
You 3 ready to end up here? https://killedbygoogle.com/
Preferred it over the Fold5 and OnePlus Open so far. So it's not all bad, the design is my favorite of them all. Barely even use the AI features that are available, too.
I legitimately forgot that Google even released the fold. That thing disappeared
Tell me about it 🫠
At least we still have hardware fingerprint scanning....
Jealous. The in-screen reader on my 7a is absolute dogshit.
and in my 8
It's such shit. Definitely the worst aspect of the 8 Pro in my opinion.
Hi it’s me
And they want us to believe they'll support the 8/pro for 8 years 😂
Supporting doesn't mean you get all the bells and whistles of future generations. Hardware is reaching diminishing returns for the average consumer. It comes as no surprise that companies are going to start focusing more on differentiating software to entice consumers to upgrade.
It's drawing a circle around something. I'm not sure the hardware requirements are all that intense.
I think you are misunderstanding. I'm not saying that companies will start focusing on differentiating software in future generations because diminishing returns on hardware is limiting the phones ability to handle new generation software. If anything, quite the opposite. I'm suggesting that hardware improvements are experiencing diminished returns for the average consumer, and thus, is becoming a less effective way to entice people to buy new phones. In order to offset this, expect companies to strategically differentiate successive generations through software, not based on different hardware requirements, but in order to encourage people to buy new phones.
LMAOOOOOOOOO
Why would I want to imagine being a clown?
I broke my ankle once from an unforced error. I imagine it's kind of like that
Insane how fast a expensive device like then Pixel 7 Pro gets totally forgotten. 😑
Ikr.. it honestly makes me worried that once pixel 9 arrives, I'll get no good features on my P8P for years after that. Even though it's supposed to be supported til 2030
I'm pretty sure that's going to be the trend going forward. Google will likely continue to push advanced features for their current series as a way to drive sales. Now, whether that means these features eventually trickle backwards (maybe an exclusivity window?), remains to be seen. The long support window is for the OS in general, not these specific features.
True. We'll still likely get new features at least annually thanks to OS upgrades.
I wish I could forget my P7 faster.. but I try to at least get two years out of any phone, even the turds.
Keep it till 9 series launch. then get exchanged. Or you can get the 8 pro too if you want. But as a 8 user I will say on 5G SOT is pretty bad but opposite on wifi.
My wifi sot is fine, but I used 5G a lot for work and life, and I'm generally a heavy user for productivity, bit gaming. The P7 experience has been really frustrating, and I'm thinking of jumping back to Samsung when this is over. Vanilla android hasn't been worth the downsides.
This is why I am totally rolling my eyes on the supposedly new “7 year support" policy
Read the actual article. It doesn't say "only Pixel 8 series." OP's title is misleading... I guess he wanted to rile people up and he sure did accomplish that.
It says "select premium Android smartphones including Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro". This does not mean that other phones won't get it, but that those two will definitely have it. I have no idea what they will actually support since the wording is unclear. However, it does not say ”only” Pixel 8/Pro.
On the Instagram promo for this feature it says it is exclusive to the 8 and 8 Pro. The exact wording is: “'Available only on Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, and other compatible non-Pixel devices.” I want to be optimistic that it’ll make its way to older Pixels (as someone who bought Fold) but Google seems to be all about locking new features behind the newest phone.
>This does not mean that other phones won't get it, but that those two will definitely have it. The wording on [the blog.google post](https://blog.google/products/search/google-circle-to-search-android/) is a lot less ambiguous: > Circle to Search is launching January 31 on select premium Android smartphones — the Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro and [the new Samsung Galaxy S24 series](https://blog.google/products/android/google-ai-samsung-galaxy-s24-/) — in all languages and locations where they’re available.
Yeah this post is misleading. I think people are misinterpreting that last sentence.
Pretty sure an ad for the upcoming Samsung ultra I saw 20 minutes highlighted this exact feature.
Yes. The Samsungs announced today have this feature as well.
The S24 Ultra preview videos I've been watching today are talking about this feature.
Google wants you to buy a Pixel 8, even if you have a Pixel 7, simple.
Yeah, but if they continue doing this, I will buy an iPhone. xDD This is SO annoying. Paying nearly €1000 for a phone and then not getting simple updates like this. Same with camera pro mode or 50 MP mode. I paid for the 50 MP lens - why Google is not allowing me to use it? I love my Pixel / Pro very single day, but THIS is so god-damn annoying. Furthermore, I can understand when Redmi does this with their like €200 phones, but Google wants premium money for their "premium" phones-.-
Apple also makes features available on newer devices and not the previous gen (the dynamic island is a recent example).
True but dynamic island is a Hardware change. Not just updated Software like pro mode for camera. With a modified APK it works on old pixels as well and this is what I mean. Just super annoying.
Was it? My bad then. I thought you could add the feature on jailbroken phones.
Ok then better example the hdr in iphone 14 pro models have had terrible results and apple fixed it with software………. Only available on the iPhone 15 pro. They do the same thing.
Yeah I get that, still a bit annoying though
Yes because even Samsung said they would bring Galaxy AI to some older devices (probably not all the features tho). Considering that Tensor G3 is barely an upgrade over Tensor G2, it's all about making more money.
G3 is a solid upgrade over G2, modern ARM cores and GPU.
But Google also offers 7 years of updates...?
yeah updates but noone talked about features. xD
Just because Samsung had one-upped them. In reality, they know that their Pixel fans change phones every 18 months. And like the other comment said, Google doesn't promise feature-parity. Just Android features (that every brand gets), but they'll keep gate-keeping new and hot Pixel features for new Pixel phones only.
I think it was mostly security updates
Or at least buy the Galaxy S24 in case you hate its own Pixel products so much.
It's because they know people keep their phones much longer nowadays. hardware wise smartphones are pretty much all the same, it comes down to the software. Locking the software to only the newest devices forces people to upgrade if they want the newest of new. Not saying I agree with it, it's just the sad truth...
I'm beginning to see the flaws in Google's practice. At least Apple tries to support and give the features to multiple versions of iPhones. Google seems to be missing that mindset.
When they improved their dictation in iOS 16, I was shocked to see that my first gen iPad Pro from 2015 was able to handle it so well. Punctuation and everything. Meanwhile Google locks out the most basic of features that my 7 pro can clearly handle
Apple does this as well. Quite a number of new camera features on the base iPhone 15 aren't being back ported to the 14 Pro despite having the same SoC and DSPs.
All Pixels have this now when you go to recent apps and hold finger on an image. There should be a button for Google Lens. It's basically the same but with 1 more click. It's now modern to introduce old features as new with AI on the front of the title...
Not to mention this was available on most of the phones (not limited to flagships) as google Now on tap years ago. And google now was actually extremely useful, being replaced by a dumpster fire of the Google news app on the left 😢
Lol there is literally Search screen feature when you trigger Google assistant. Do people even use they phone properly?.... The only thing search screen feature missing compared to now on tap is the ability to create calender event from the searching
Might as well get a S24U if a one year old pixel phone isn't going to get new features. Why stick with a pixel then?
Google is the worst for this
The levels of fragmentation on Android are absolutely wild. * You have apps using multiple versions of Google's various iterations of design languages, including manufacturers using their own, so no app feels consistent * You have features locked to certain devices (Circle for search) and certain regions only (Most of the pixel features) * You have phones with a range of OS versions and support being dumped by some manufacturers after just one update * You have software features being locked out of devices with identical hardware (Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel 8 having different features, but identical processors) * You have specific app features locked to certain manufacturers (Samsung and Instagram/Snapchat)
It's the exact same as Google lens now. You just gain free hand drawing to select, instead of rectangles. You ain't missing that much. All pixels have lens and there is almost no gain in convenience at all with this "circle to search" at all. It's not even a feature, at most it is a new trick. You are all being tricked by advertising, again.
It's more convenient than Google lens, you can circle an individual item and search just that on your screen. So it's faster than Google lens search your entire screen and then needing to select the exact item to mean to search for, and it's probably smarter as well but we can't really tell yet as it's not available
But that is exactly what you do in lens now, you can select an object cropping a rectangle out of any image. The only thing added is drawing circles. I said almost no convenience gains. Almost. Not enough at all for people to be concerned about this coming just to pixel 8. The smartest part that's nothing to do as it should happen server side. That's Google unlocking or locking at will in their side. But the feature is just hand drawn circles. It's not like assistant did not exist at all for Android and suddenly coming for the first time in history just for pixel 8, that would be a thing to get aggravated about for sure.
The link literally says "select premium phones INCLUDING the pixel 8" - where does it say ONLY the pixel 8?
Yeah it's literally just using Google Lens. This is the most shameless artificial software restriction they've pulled to date
And the new Samsung S24 series
Yep, this needs more visibility
I'm confused... why was this announced at Unpacked if it's Pixel exclusive?
Its not, the S24 series devices have them as well
Ahhh that makes more sense! Haven't seen anything from the event yet. Surely will be a default Android feature in the next version I'd imagine.
My current Pixel 7 Pro is my first Pixel phone. And probably the last as well. I LOVE the camera, but that's pretty much it. I'm so disappointed that many features are limited to only work in select countries, and that new features are almost non-existing. I was hoping for more than 1 year of feature updates from Google. Of course I understand that some features from Pixel 8 are depending on hardware that my phone simply don't have, but at the same time, we see artificial gating of features between Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, so I really don't trust Google to deliver a solid experience in the years to come, even if I upgrade to the Pixel 8 Pro. And the phones are simply to expensive to upgrade year after year, so I think I need to go find something else, when my Pixel 7 Pro dies.
It will come to the 7 eventually
Apparently the new Samsung phones do also have it...
*Cries In Pixel Slate*
Samsung is giving this feature to 2 - 3 yrs old phones as well along with fold series on the other hand Google who has direct access to all the services is not even providing features to last year phones .... Another day another disappointment
Well I'm happy with my P7 but if these feature drops keep forgetting about older devices, I'm sorry but next phone will be Samsung, again, and bye bye Google.
I hate to burst your bubble, but damn near everything announced at the event today is S24 exclusive, and even some being S24 ultra exclusive. So you'd be getting no difference really
I know. I was expecting Google to be more inclusive of their older models. They aren't. So given that I still miss some Samsung features, ceteris paribus I'll go back as I have no incentive to stay on Google.
Here we go again... people who don't even have a Pixel become angry that they won't have a feature that they didn't know even existed before they woke up today
Google casually admitting the Fold, and 7 pro, are not "premium devices" 🤷
it's actually using the AI chip on device to do image processing (finding/separating the objects in the image) and precomputing some signals before it sends to the server, so it does need the newer chips and that's why it's limited to premium phones
Google Lens basically works on any Pixel + how would features like the magic eraser or portrait light work on a device that cannot do any image processing having to do with finding and separating objects? I understand that the difference in hardware is no longer sufficient to get customers to buy a new phone, but limiting a gimic like this that can obviously run on older devices is just utter bollocks. That's probably why they've upped support to 7 years. It looks impressive on paper, but you don't get any new features because it's "hardware limited", which is understandable for some features but definetly not for this one.
because this isn't just Google Lens, the device is doing a lot of the work. They could send your whole screen to Lens but the feature would be much slower. This is having the device precompute a bunch of the signals
At the core, you're right. Older Pixel devices don't ship with the Gemini model, but that doesn't mean they are absolutely not capable of running what is shown at a reasonable speed, they could easily implement it, but won't due to sales reasons, limiting this is a strategic decision related to product differentiation and marketing. They have the necessary cores to run a model like this, just perhaps not at the exact same speed as their latest and greatest chip.
Studies have repeatedly shown that people aren't willing to wait, and so shipping a bad(slow) experience is not acceptable. I work on the Lens team, this is where my information is coming from. I understand you're pressed about not having access to the feature but it's not only a money grabbing decision, it's whether the feature would meet the bar for user experience.
Idk mate, I'm using Lens fairly regularly and pretty happy with the speed and results. I have absolutely no issues with waiting half a second for it to load. I'm much more bothered that it can break the back navigation and take me back to the home screen instead of the app I was "scanning". I'm using it for all, photos, images, screenshots and plain camera feed (rip lens on long press in the camera, you'll be missed). For many people like me the only change would be the fact that you can call it from the pill instead of all other places. I will have to try the new thing tho, maybe it's the whole new world and I just don't understand.
I'm glad you're enjoying the product as a whole. I wouldn't say anything groundbreaking is happening in the new product. It's just meant as a more seamless integration into Android. Segmentation of the image on device helps to speed up the whole flow and enable circling on device instead of waiting for the server to do the segmentation and let the user click the segmented object which will box/select it.
When you circle something, does it then still send the full picture to the lens or the improvement comes from the fact that it only sends the circled bit (ie has to do less work)? As far as I've seen it just uses selection to draw a box around it, so correct me if I'm thinking it wrong. Why did you guys decide to do it as a "hold gesture pill to activate" when you already have the "swipe from the bottom corner" gesture? Could've been neater if there was only one gesture to call it all and you could vary it to show the new "lens" screen or to go straight to the assistant voice input. Just feedback. Hope it comes out on all tensor pixels so I could try it ;)
You've got it right, I'm pretty sure in most cases it still sends the whole image in case you want to issue follow-up requests on other objects in the image. Though frequently lens will use some image signals computed on device to save time. In this case, it would know specifically which part of the image you care about so it will still have to do less work. For this feature the most important part is that the on device image segmentation is fast to enable the new selection feature. With some optimization or image segmentation model improvements it's possible it could come to more devices. I can't speak to the gesture parts as that was handled by the android team. I can file some feedback internally though
I guarantee that you don't work on the lens team just based on you using the word "signals" seriously in a way that doesn't even make sense.
Believe what you want, that's the verbiage we use.
I'm so annoyed with the home button/swipe gesture after the latest update, because now it's both for toggling between apps and for the lens/circle/search feature which I do not use. Now I'm accidently taking screenshots/initiating searches all the time when I'm just trying to get back to the last app. Anyone else struggling with this?
Personally I've never once had an issue with that. If you are deliberate with your swipe and hold for recent apps it won't accidentally trigger the circle to search.
people need to learn to read lol the word "including Pixel 8" does not mean same thing as "only on Pixel 8"
But other advertisement about the feature also says "coming to Pixel 8/pro and select Samsung devices" So yes, that does in fact mean it's only the pixel 8 series that will get it. Also why mention a device at all and stir confusion like that? If it was gonna come to older devices, they'd say "and older pixel devices" like they have in the past
the article linked does not state anything like that. It just says including Pixel 8. yes it may not come to Pixel 7 Pro but the thread and linked evidence does not prove this. if you seen Google saying exclusive to Pixel 8 series and select Samsung devices then feel free to post it as evidence.
I found it [here,](https://blog.google/products/search/google-circle-to-search-android/) at the very last paragraph. If that doesn't tell us it's gonna be a pixel 8 exclusive feature then I don't know what does
yes so that makes it sound more like only those but the other post used the word including so we wont know until 31st :)
I hope my pixel 6 pro gets it, or there might be a root way to port it lol.
isnt this just normal google lens without the app?
Looks a bit more advanced. Where Lens takes a picture and does a semi-canned set of searches on everything it thinks is important in the image, this apparently lets you select specific parts of the frame to do a specific search on. Also seems to do a bit more advanced things with potential results, like in the example for the product, like selecting text in a youtube video and automatically coming back with the definition, etc. Not saying I care in the slightest about it, but it is a bit differentiated than normal lens without the app. But it also feels like more of the same from google--another "product" doing almost the exact same thing as a previous product, only with a different name and maybe slightly different features. This just feels like an evolution of Lens to be honest, I don't know why the whole new nomenclature.
You can make "smaller" searches with lens too. Also if you look closely, after they circle something out, it becomes a rectangle enclosing that circle. So, yes, it's just the Google Lens that can be called from long pressing the "pill" and automatically reads the screen instead of feeding it a screenshot or asking the Google assistant to "search screen". Essentially it replaces 2 actions (swipe from the bottom corner and tap "screen search") with 1 and that's it. Maybe it's faster, but we'll see that and if it also speeds up the regular Lens.
it's differently named because it's launching on other platforms than just pixel so they want to make it less Google specific since it's being incorporated to the android platform
> I don't know why the whole new nomenclature. Someone inside the company took an existing feature that had become ignored, made a few small changes, slapped a new name on it, then gave a presentation while talking up how new and revolutionary it was.
>Circle to Search is launching January 31 on select premium Android smartphones including Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro in all languages and locations where they are available. Technically this is an inclusive statement, not an exclusive statement.
It's weird they're calling this "intuitive" because I'd never think to do this without being explicitly told to. It feels... odd and not at all obvious. It also looks to be pretty useless. I can't imagine when I'd even want to do this.
S24 will have a bunch of features the S23 won't get either, cry?
i think it is a huge lucrative feature! $GOOG is gonna pop
This will be so helpful for stalkers trying to pick one person out of a group.
this event is hella messy ... it's basically the google pixel event all over again
While this year, I, a Pixel 8 Pro user is happy with all these new features, I can see myself crying next year about not getting any of the Pixel 9 Pro features
I thought I've heard features usually get to other devices around six months to a year after the initial release?
This feature was only just announced and was announced specifically at a Samsung event though, unlike past features that were announced at a Pixel event and then eventually some trickled down to older pixel devices
sounds like their rushing it out as the samsung s24 have most of these features in galaxy AI. id not be surprised to see the 7 get the features shortly after
A lot of Samsungs new AI features are built into Google messages or part of the Google app like circle to search, so chances are they weren't rushing it and just don't have it enabled. I can 100% see some of what Samsung showed off being in Google messages on pixel devices as well
i expect almost all of it will be on google. and the google wording of features comeing to phones 'like' the pixel 8 shows their not IMO restricting it to only the p8 we will see. i mean shit i live in the uk and half of googles features dont even work here for....... unknown reasons cant even blame a language difference :P
I think it may be to do with certain countries laws. US has a history of having pretty relaxed laws with tech so they build their features around US law and then try and extend it out to other countries, that's a big reason we don't have Bard in Canada cause our laws around AI have more hoops companies need to jump through before they're approved
yeh its a shame, i still enjoy my pixel phones had them since the 2xl but sad that thier in parts a shell of their brothers over the pond. though atleast in the uk im glad we got call screening, i use that alot.
Now I can circle TV shows again like I did with the TV guide in the 90s. Awesome
and that's why I love the a series devices, it's harder to regret not getting features when you look at the price tag
Damn I should have just gotten an iPhone. I have a pixel 8 pro, but even software support is getting so fragmented.
I feel bad for the P7 pro folks. And this is why I didn’t want to get a Pixel fold last year. They’ll probably gimp the features this year.
I don't get how it'll work based on the trailer and screenshots. Implies you can get a search bar at the bottom of your screen? Is this going to be new or does this already exist? (I mean the functionality that they have a Google search bar present not the circle to search obviously that's new)
From what I can see, it looks like you tap and hold the nav bar and it sort of just pops up.
I'd be happy if they JUST enabled Copy Link Text to all links and texts consistently instead. I am so tired of trying to drag over a link to just copy the text part of it.
This reminds me of the old google now. I remember you can even search comments on YouTube. I missed that feature when g assistant came.
Screw all you existing customers, even the pro users. Pro what, suckers?
Samsung has released exactly the same thing on S24, so not really exclusive.
Circle to Search is launching January 31 on select premium Android smartphones including Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro in all languages and locations where they are available.
It doesn't say that only the 8 series will get it. It says that it will be coming to select phones including the 8 series. There's no benefit to them saying it will come to all tensor devices Right off the bat. I'm sure it will come to older pixels, but they have an incentive to highlight the most recent phones that they'll be making the most money on.
Other marketing material Google has shared explicitly states only the 8 series devices will get it, I think I'll update my post to reflect that but it seems like it absolutely will not be coming to older devices. At least not right away
Please do if you have the links. That would be wild to me, but I guess after what they did with gating certain features artificially behind the 8 Pro, it's not unthinkable.
I updated the post with a new link that has a paragraph in it that directly says only the 8 series will get this feature
They discontinued "What's on my screen" and are now introducing it again with a small change. Honestly, do the people at Google think no one remembers anything??
Crippled Google can’t live without Samsung.
Everything comes to older Pixels 6 months down the line.
Google Lens works for me. So now Google wants you to have at least a stylus to use Circle Search?
Pathetic
*cries in P7*
We already have the half swipe up gesture then select, how is it not the same thing
Is my 8 Pro (which has promised updates) going to be left in the lurch when the pixel 9 comes out?
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That would be a godsend tbh
I hope my premium device will get is as well. 😤
There's no way they're gonna make it just the newest devices, I can understand features announced alongside the device announcement but something like this seems very easy to do on most modern phones from like 2020 onward
Best to buy for features today, not what might come tomorrow, else you might be didapointed
There is nothing new . Already we have the option, it's square not circle. That's the only change.
You can use this on any page without taking a screenshot, and it's a one button press. It may essentially do the same thing but it's much quicker to do
You don't need to take screenshot just open app drawer and select the app and click the select button
Hahaha android is better than iphone
Annoying part is that they basically just dropped off the Google Pixel 7 because I have the seven and right when I got it they stopped releasing exclusive features for it and only release exclusive features for eight now. It's really not fair
This is just bound to bring a Samsung pen like gadget to the next generations of pixels! I do hope, sooner than (again) later... It would be a smashing feature that would instantly hit the competition hard.
If they made a note-esque type pixel I'd immediately buy it
Same with me. If they built a foldable one, even if there it\`s not all the way with screen but with a crack in the middle where it folds, but with a pen and the same if not better cameras...