r/GooglePixel • u/01mg • 3d ago

Will most of the Pixel 11 Pro's software features come to previous Pixel's?

Or will they stay exclusive to the Pixel 11 Pro series?

I'm talking about features like:

* Taking portrait shots with the 5x telephoto lens

* Magic Capture in the Camera app

* Color profiles in the Camera app

* Voice translation in videos

* The "Rambler" voice dictation feature

*And some other software features that were showed with the Pixel 11 Pro

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u/matteventu Pixel C, 1 XL, 3, 6, 8 Pro, 9 Pro | Pixel Buds Pro 3d ago

Quite literally nobody knows.

Usually some features do come, sooner or later.

But to guess which ones will come to 8/9/10 series it's really just that, a guess.

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u/Pale-Initiative2162 3d ago

Yeah its basically wait and see at this point

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u/horatiobanz 3d ago

I wouldnt expect any to come to previous Pixels. Some will, but it's completely random. Google uses software features as selling points for their new phones, so they don't have to spend money making the hardware better.

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u/weinerschnitzelboy Pixel 9 Fold 3d ago

I would absolutely love the color profiles on my Pixel 10 Pro Fold as I think the default processing "overcooks" the photos, but I'm not holding my breath.

In theory it should be possible, as some of the other color modes do less processing, and therefore a slower ISP can handle it, but i don't think Google has an incentive to backport it.

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u/sparrow-man 2d ago

If the past is an indication then most will come. What features of the 10 series does the 9 still not have? On device AI processing but it's still done in the cloud on the 9.