Google enables Pixel screenshots to be searchable with AI features similar to Recall

2024-08-14

Google has announced a new application called Pixel Screenshots in its Pixel 9 series. This AI-driven app helps users save, organize, and retrieve information from screenshots. Pixel Screenshots utilizes Google's proprietary Gemini Nano AI model, which is built into the device, to analyze the content of the images and make them searchable. During the Pixel series product launch event, Google showcased the functionality of this app. Users can capture screenshots and save them to specific collections, such as "Gift Ideas." Additionally, users can search for other screenshots by entering keywords like "bicycle" or "shoes," and Pixel Screenshots will display all relevant results. Do you have a lot of forgotten screenshots on your phone? Pixel Screenshots can help you save, organize, and recall these screenshots by making them searchable through image content analysis. This feature will be available on Pixel 9 devices, supported by Gemini Nano and Tensor G4. Furthermore, Pixel Screenshots can provide information from the screenshots. For example, if you want to know the price of a shirt in your screenshot, simply enter "T-shirt price," and Pixel Screenshots will extract the information and provide an answer. However, this app is currently only available for Pixel 9 devices. The information also mentions the similarity between Pixel Screenshots and Microsoft's upcoming Recall feature, but there are differences as well. Recall was delayed by Microsoft due to privacy concerns, while Pixel Screenshots only performs AI scanning on manually captured screenshots, giving users more control. This aspect is practical and considerate.