Обзор Pixel 9’s rumored ‘Pixie’ assistant became something else entirely

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• A new report explains what happened to the “Pixie” assistant.
• The project was reportedly “split in two.”
• Pixie became the Pixel Screenshots app and additional features for Gemini.

Earlier this month, Android Authority reported that Google is working on Pixel Sense for the Pixel 10. Pixel Sense is a new version of the rumored Pixie assistant that was meant to launch with the Pixel 9. If you’ve been wondering what happened to the original Pixie project, a new report sheds some light on what happened to the AI tool.

Back in December 2023, news broke of a new AI assistant that was in the works over at Google. This digital assistant was called “Pixie” and it was being designed as a Pixel-exclusive feature. It was reported that Pixie would be capable of doing everything Google Assistant can do, while also having some new tricks that Assistant can’t perform thanks to Gemini Nano. However, Pixie ended up never making its public debut and it was unclear why.