Andrew Orr
Google is teasing an announcement with an ad that shows an iPhone user asking an Android user to fix their blurry photo.
The video implies that the Android user has a Google Pixel phone since the company used the hashtag "FixedOnPixel." It also suggests that the other person is an iPhone user because the conversation uses blue and green bubbles.
At the end of the 20-second video, the text says, "Get the fix on 2.12.23."
It's not likely to be an announcement of a new Pixel smartphone since Google releases new models in the fall, such as the Pixel 7 in October. Instead, it might be a new or improved feature that could automatically enhance photos sent through messages or a tool that is specific to Google's RCS messaging implementation.
Photos from that phone. #FixedOnPixel 2.12.23 pic.twitter.com/OsVmBQaHCX
— Google Pixel (@GooglePixel_US) February 6, 2023
It's an odd situation in which a Pixel owner could save the day by fixing blurry or low-quality photos from others. Perhaps the iPhone user had unwittingly turned on Low Quality Image Mode in Settings.
Nevertheless, Google still has the February 12 event scheduled. In the meantime, the company should look into hardware problems with the Pixel 7.
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52 Comments
Send me a picture in messages, I can save it to photos and edit it there. That includes colour adjustments and some "focus" related tools.
Androids can probably do the same thing.
Still, strange ad!
I’m a long time iPhone user that just got an Android for app testing. Sorry Android is inferior. That’s not breaking any ground here. But hey, this is my actual 1st experience owning an iPhone knockoff.
…to be more specific in my comments… the organization of the OS is inferior as it seems chaotic. They loaded it up with games I didn’t ask for. Again, iPhone user, so making basic settings changes were difficult to figure out.
An AI based Tool to fix (not just enhance) pictures? Remove blur, straighten buildings, straighten horizons, remove overexposures, etc but just with a tap not a slider?
"Oh, you took a bad photo? Here, let AI mess it up some more."