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Google Pixel 9 series phones are not pre-installed with the latest Android system for the first time

2024-08-14

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IT Home reported on August 14 that Google released the Pixel 9 series flagship phone today, breaking the previous convention and not pre-installing the latest Android 15 system. When users get the new phone next week, they will find that the device is running Android 14. As Google's "own son", Pixel phones have always been the best platform to showcase the features of the new Android system, and this change is eye-catching.


despite this,Some of the new features of Android 15 have been ported to Android 14For example, the screenshot interface on the Pixel 9 adopts the new design of Android 15, with the preview window placed above the new pill-shaped tray with rounded buttons and integrated with the reminder function in the Pixel screenshot.


However,Some features such as "Private Space" require the underlying support of Android 15, so it’s not available on the Pixel 9 series yet. This is the biggest missing piece from a consumer-facing feature perspective.

IT Home noticed that the highly anticipated AI features on the Pixel 9 series, such as Gemini Live, the floating Gemini interface, and the Pixel Studio image generator,All developed based on Android 14 platform, and the same is true for the new camera features "Add me" and "Reimagine".

Google said that Android 15 will be pushed to the Pixel 9 series through a method called "Pixel Drop" (previously called "feature update").This change may be due to the fact that the Pixel 9 series was released about two months earlier than last year.Currently, Android 15 has pushed the Beta 4.2 version, which is relatively stable for daily use.