Leaked Google ad revealed cool new feature coming with the next Pixel Drop
The June Pixel Drop is expected to be released at any moment.
June Pixel Drop to contain cool new feature | Image by PhoneArena
Those with a Tensor-powered Pixel (which encompasses the Pixel 6 series to the Pixel 10 series) could soon receive the June Pixel Drop. This is based on three leaked Google ads found on Amazon by Droid Life, all of which have since been taken down.
The June Pixel Screen Drop will be here soon
The three videos had titles of "Screen Reactions for Creators," "Gemini Omni," and "Turn Your Ideas into Music." Pixel Drops are quarterly updates aimed at eligible Pixel devices and contain new features. Some of these were revealed by Google prior to last month's Google I/O developer conference during May's "The Android Show."
For example, Screen Reactions was discussed during The Android Show last month and was part of the Android 17 QPR 1 Beta 4 update that Google started releasing yesterday. This feature will help you create a reaction video, one of the most popular types of content viewed on social media. With this feature, a Pixel user will be able to record his face from the selfie camera at the same time the phone records whatever is being presented on the phone's screen.
Screen Reactions is now on my Pixel 6 Pro running the Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 update
This feature is on my Pixel 6 Pro running Android 17 QPR 1 Beta 3. If you are a member of the Android 17 QPR beta program, you should have Screen Reactions running on your Tensor-driven Pixel now. If you're not a member of the beta, you will receive it when the Pixel Drop is, well, dropped.
To create a screen reaction video, swipe down from the top of your Pixel screen twice to open Quick Settings. The Screen recording button is to the right of the Flashlight button and when you tap it, the screen recording dialog box pops up giving you the option to configure your recording.
From the top of the dialog box, tap the first pill near the top of the box to choose "Entire screen." This means that the entire front screen will be part of the Screen Reaction. Make sure that there is nothing on the screen that you wouldn't want to share with others such as passwords, phone numbers, or other sensitive material. If you don't select "Entire screen," the feature will not work.
Among the screen recording options, toggle on "Show selfie camera," which then shows the image from your front-facing camera at the bottom of the display. Make sure that this selfie overlay doesn't block some of the material you plan to highlight on your Screen Reaction.
If you plan to do a narration of your Screen Reaction, don't forget to toggle on the "Record audio setting." You can also change the background color of the selfie overlay by tapping the small palette icon that appears on the lozenge button on the top of the display when the selfie camera is toggled on. Color options include black, purple, red, blue, green, and orange.
Example of a Screen Reaction. | Image by PhoneArena
If you don't use a color background, the feature removes the background behind you. It is almost as though you are standing in front of a green screen.
Quickly and easily record your reaction video for TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube Shorts
When you're done setting up the recording, tap "Start recording" and after a short countdown, you can make your recording. When done, swipe down to access the notification shade and tap on Stop. The final version will be saved in your Google Photos library under the "Movies" or "Screen recordings" folder, ready for you to upload to YouTube Shorts, Instagram, or TikTok.
Another feature will help you create music using an AI prompt
One of the other features coming in the next Pixel Drop appears to be a way to create music using AI. The now removed ad had a tagline that said, "Turn Your Ideas into Music." It seems that typing in some prompts will allow users to create music using Gemini Omni once the June Feature Drop is released.
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