How to Use the Add Me Feature on Pixel 9 Phones
Whether you are out on a trip with friends or just hanging out with your family, group photos are essential to capture the moment. However, your phone’s frame can only be so big to accommodate everyone. You shy away from asking a stranger to capture it instead and sacrifice yourself from the frame. Well, thanks toGoogle Pixel 9‘s new Add Me feature, you won’t have to anymore. So, what is the new Add Me feature all about and how does it work? Let’s find out!
What Is the ‘Add Me’ Feature on Pixel 9 Series?
This year, the Pixel 9 series is powered by a newTensor G4chipset. Now, this chipset is the first one to run the updated ‘Gemini Nano‘ AI model with multimodality. Thanks to this very capability, tons of new AI features have made it to the latest Pixel 9 phones. The ‘Add Me’ feature is an AI tool in the Camera app that has arrived on the Pixel 9 series and is limited to them, for now.
The Add Me feature uses Gemini Nano to scan and analyze your environment and thenadds you into that very environmentto be a part of group photos. Instead of capturing one single group shot, it does so in two takes. One, with the rest of the group excluding you in the frame. The other with just you in the frame. Then, itstitches the two shots togetherwith some AI magic to add you to the frame.
Unlike the creepy but usefulBest Takefeature on the Pixel 8 series last year, theAdd Me feature doesn’t require internet accessto access the cloud to work. It’s integrated right within Pixel 9’s Camera app and works on-device.
How to Click Group Photos with Pixel 9’s Add Me Feature
Now that you know how the new Add Me feature works on the Pixel 9, it’s time to get into how you can use it:
Now, you can check out the first image without you in it, the second image with just you, and the final output with you included in the image. Here’s a quick before and after look at the photo:
And just as easily, you can include yourself in those group photos. Besides, all three photos get stored on your device. Those small tips in between can get annoying though so, once you get the hang of how the Add Me feature works, simply hitdon’t show again.
Things to Note When Using the Add Me Feature
While the feature works wonderfully, I realized that there are a couple of things one should note to get the best shots. So, I’ve compiled a list of tips and tricks that will come in handy:
Overall, it’s a bit of a hassle to get a shot that doesn’t look off. So, keep capturing to get a good sense of how the tool works.
Add Me Camera Feature: Supported Devices
As we mentioned above, the new feature will be limited to solely the Pixel 9 series, at least for now. Here’s a list of devices that support the Add Me feature:
Google hasn’t revealed its plans to roll out the feature to its older Pixels just yet. We will have to wait to see if Add Me comes to Pixel 8 and older Pixels.
With that said, I hope this guide has provided you with a detailed understanding of Add Me. Group photos are definitely not going to be a hassle anymore with this feature, and I hope that more OEMs come up with such helpful AI features.
Now, if you have any other queries, drop them in the comments section below!
Sagnik Das Gupta
Sagnik is a tech aficionado who can never say “no” to dipping his toes into unknown waters of tech or reviewing the latest gadgets. He is also a hardcore gamer, having played everything from Snake Xenzia to Dead Space Remake.
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