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Google Pixel Studio app removed image generation features

Created at 4 Jun · 10:16 AM2 sources↑ Market-relevant2 events
IN SHORT

Google's Pixel Studio app has removed its image and sticker generation capabilities in its latest update. Users are now redirected to the Gemini app for these features. The app was launched in 2024 to showcase AI image generation on Pixel devices.

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Key Numbers

v2.3.001.911719150Pixel Studio app version

Who's Involved

Google
developer of Pixel Studio and Gemini apps
Pixel Studio
app with removed AI image generation features
Gemini app
new platform for AI image generation

↳ Why This Matters

This change indicates a consolidation of Google's AI image generation tools within the Gemini ecosystem, potentially streamlining user experience but removing a dedicated showcase app for Pixel hardware.

Key facts

  • Pixel Studio app's latest update (v2.3.001.911719150) removes image and sticker creation.
  • Users are now prompted to use Nano Banana within the Gemini app for image generation.
  • Pixel Studio was launched in 2024 with Pixel 9 series to demonstrate AI image generation.
  • The app could generate digital art, wallpapers, and stickers, and modify existing photos.

Google's Pixel Studio app, launched in 2024 alongside the Pixel 9 series to showcase its AI-based image-generation capabilities, has seen its core features removed in its latest update. Version v2.3.001.911719150 now redirects users to the Gemini app, specifically its Nano Banana feature, for creating new images and stickers. While the app's basic screenshot editing interface remains accessible, its future on Pixel 9 and 10 series devices is uncertain. Pixel Studio previously offered the ability to generate digital art, wallpapers, and stickers from scratch, as well as modify existing photos, exclusively on Pixel devices.

Frequently asked questions

The latest update to Pixel Studio removed its ability to create new images and stickers, redirecting users to the Gemini app for these features.

Pixel Studio was launched in 2024 to showcase Google's AI image generation capabilities on Pixel devices, allowing users to create digital art, wallpapers, and stickers.

Users are now directed to use Nano Banana within the Gemini app for image and sticker generation.

What Happens Next

01Users will need to use the Gemini app for image and sticker generation.
02The long-term availability of Pixel Studio's editing interface on future Pixel devices is unclear.

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Cadence

How It Developed

5 Jun · 8:18 AM
Pixel Studio app is being sunsetted, with its image and sticker creation features now redirected to the Gemini app.
Android Authority via PiQSuite
4 Jun · 10:00 AM
Google's Gemini Avatar feature, allowing users to create AI clones of themselves for videos, is now rolling out.
Android Authority via PiQSuite

Sources

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I just used Gemini Avatar to make an AI clone of myself. Here's how you can toom.piqsuite.com
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Pixel Studio's latest update marks the end of the Pixel-exclusive appm.piqsuite.com

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