Google today announces a new update that brings a host of new features to users of the Pixel series of phones and Pixel smartwatches. Advertised features include improved cameras, photo editing, fitness tracking, and fall alerts.
One of the biggest things that the new update brings is the significant increase in low-light shooting speeds with Night Sight. Google has dramatically increased the speed and efficiency of night photography on the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, and in today's update, the company says the same is happening with the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro.
Among the new features that this update brings to older phones is the Magic Eraser feature exclusive to the Pixel 7 series, which is now available to owners of all Pixel phone models without exception. The Magic Eraser tool allows the user to remove unwanted elements from an image such as: the appearance of aliens in the background of the image, power lines, or anything else that can spoil the aesthetics of the image, where the user can click on the unwanted elements. an element or its outline. Circle it to delete it. From the image to the application's artificial intelligence to restore the background to restore its lost parts.
Magic Eraser also provides another feature, blur, which is similar to an eraser except that it targets elements in the foreground of the image that are difficult to erase without distorting the image. In this case, the tool adjusts the color of the desired element so that it has a dull color similar to the surrounding colors, which reduces its prominence in the image.
To help users better track their health and fitness, Pixel phones feature Health Connect, which stores health data and shares it with other compatible devices and apps. According to Google, the feature stores this data locally on the phone and gives them a centralized dashboard to manage, making it easier for the user to see which apps or devices have access to their health data from one place.
The update also improves the timer setting feature on the phone as the timer sync feature allows the user to set a timer on any of their devices and track the progress of the timer on any other device. For example, a user can set a timer on their phone and get a timer reminder on their smartwatch or through a Google Nest speaker in another room to ensure that the user never misses the reminder, even when they're not near their phone.
Finally, Google introduces an important update for Pixel Watch smart watch users, which is the “fall detection” function, which can automatically detect if the user has been involved in an accident to automatically call emergency services, while transmitting the time of the geographical location of the scene of an accident. Users can talk to emergency services through the watch. According to Google, the service's algorithms are smart enough to differentiate between severe shocks and minor incidents that don't require emergency numbers.
Pixel phone and Pixel watch owners can update their device in Settings to get new features today.