Subj : Some of the exclusive Pixel 9 AI photo-editing features could be
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Jul 24 2025 11:00:07

Some of the exclusive Pixel 9 AI photo-editing features could be heading to 
older phones

Date:
Thu, 24 Jul 2025 09:53:20 +0000

Description:
A couple of clever AI tools for editing images could be rolled out to more 
phones, all the way back to the Pixel 6.

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Pixel 9 exclusive photo-editing tools could be heading to older phones The 
Auto Frame and Reimagine AI tools may roll out more widely Handsets from the 
Pixel 6 onwards are tipped to get the upgrade 

The Google Pixel 9 series launched with a stack of AI photo-editing features 
that were exclusive to those devices  but now it looks like Google is 
preparing to push some of these features out to older Pixel handsets. 

As spotted by @AssembleDebug and Android Authority , the latest version of 
the Google Photos app for Android features code that suggests both Auto Frame 
and Reimagine are going to be made available to the Pixel 6 and newer phones. 

Auto Frame lets you make sure the primary subject of your photo is well 
placed within that photo  that might involve cropping the image, or expanding 
the background using some AI magic. There's also a similar feature on the 
best Samsung phones . 

As for Reimagine, this lets you tweak parts of your photo using a text prompt 
and AI image generation. You might want to add a car to a street scene, for 
example, or a tree to a nature landscape  if you can imagine it, Reimagine in 
Google Photos can do it. Pixel exclusives Reimagine lets you add elements to 
photos, like these palm trees (Image credit: Google / Future) 

Google hasn't said anything officially yet, so it's not clear when these new 
features will reach handsets such as the Google Pixel 8 (assuming Google 
follows through with this) but the rollout shouldn't be far away. 

It makes sense that Google would want to make as many of its AI photo-editing 
features available to as many people as possible, assuming that their phones 
have the necessary processing power to run them. 

While keeping features exclusive to newer handsets can drive sales, it's not 
clear how many users have been upgrading to the Pixel 9 just to use the AI 
image features  though we've been largely impressed by what they're capable 
of. 

In less than a month we'll do it all again, when the Google Pixel 10 series 
gets its grand unveiling on Wednesday, August 20 . Expect a lot more talk 
about the power of AI, and perhaps some features that are only available on 
the new Pixel 10. You might also like Google AI Mode is getting a bigger AI 
brain from Gemini The Pixel 10 Pro was just teased in a new color These 9 
Google Photos features will change the way you use it



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/phones/google-pixel-phones/some-of-the-exclusive-pix
el-9-ai-photo-editing-features-could-be-heading-to-older-phones


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