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Arran Brown
WHY is this feature not available on the Pixel 8?! (Pixel Feature Drop - December 2023)
23 minutes Posted Dec 20, 2023 at 12:02 am.
What we're going to cover in this episode!
December Pixel Feature Drop announcements
Pixel 8 Pro Exclusive Features
Pixel 8 Exclusive Feature
Portrait Light Feature Demo
Photo Unblur upgrades
Webcam Feature Demo
Document Clean feature
Additional features
Software Blocking of Features on the Pixel 8
U.S.-only features
Why Gemini Nano is exciting!
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Show notes
In this episode of TechFocus, I cover three things:
- What was announced in Pixel December Feature Drop;
- My thoughts on the release and what it potentially means for users of non-pro Pixel phones going forward, and;
- The problem with the exclusivity of features between the regular and Pro Pixel phones, as well as between the U.S. and the rest of the world.
Links from this episode:
- Google Gemini: https://deepmind.google/technologies/gemini/#introduction
- Android Police Article on Summarise in Recorder: https://www.androidpolice.com/google-gemini-recorder-summaries-too-long-too-short/
- December Pixel Feature Drop information: https://store.google.com/intl/en/ideas/articles/pixel-feature-drop-december-2023/
- TechRadar Article on US-Only features: https://www.techradar.com/phones/outside-the-us-then-youll-be-getting-worse-versions-of-the-google-pixel-8-and-iphone-15#:~:text=As%20for%20the%20Pixel%208,of%20the%20Pixel%208%20line.
- 9to5 Google Video on Video Boost: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo6n6Z7pc9s&t=261s
- Understand Passkeys in 4 Minutes: https://youtu.be/2xdV-xut7EQ?si=Mh1FzHmhdqpK7Miq
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