A brand new replace has rolled out for the Pixel Screenshots app. The newest replace primarily makes “All screenshots” redundant, tweaks carousels, and provides new shortcuts.
Google updates Pixel Screenshots app after the October Characteristic Drop
Final month, Google rolled out the October Characteristic Drop for Pixel smartphones. With the replace, Google primarily unleashed its Gemini Generative Synthetic Intelligence (Gen AI) throughout the Pixel Screenshots app. Gadgets from the Pixel 6, going all the best way as much as the newest Pixel 9 Professional, shall be eligible for the October Characteristic Drop.
Pixel system customers eligible for the replace will have the ability to use the ability of Gen AI with the app to search for content material. Particularly, Google introduced how customers may append “in Screenshots” to any command to “aid you discover one thing you saved in Pixel Screenshots, from wherever you’re in your cellphone.” Gemini would primarily scrub by the photographs and search for context and content material customers requested.
The Pixel Screenshots app is now getting one other replace. It’s presently accessible on the Play Retailer. Pixel Screenshots v0.24.373.08 brings with it a number of UI tweaks and enhancements.
Google dumps “All screenshots”, and improves the power to rapidly look at pictures
The Pixel Screenshots app’s homepage has two carousels for Reminders and Collections. These segments then have a grid for all of the captured screenshots. Beforehand, customers had the power to get a full-screen “All screenshots” view.
The newest replace for the Pixel Screenshots app reportedly removes the devoted All Screenshots web page. As a substitute, Google has positioned the grid density choices straight on the primary display.
Transferring ahead, customers have the choice to modify between 4 or three squares. Moreover, there are two rectangular previews, which supply an simply glanceable look. For sure, this eliminates the step of tapping on the “All screenshots” view after which adjusting grid density.
Google additionally changed the “Choose screenshots” choice within the Collections view with an FAB (Floating Motion Button). The “Edit title” and “Delete” choices at the moment are within the overflow menu.
The replace additionally introduces app shortcuts that permit customers rapidly “Take a photograph” and “Add a picture” proper from your property display. Customers needn’t even head over to the FAB for these actions.
Google has additionally truncated lengthy transcriptions/descriptions. This implies the “Add a observe” area or “Add to assortment” choices are simply accessible with out having to scroll to the top of the textual content.