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Updated · 9to5Google · Jun 17

Pixel Screenshots Adds Cloud AI in Version 1.26.134.11 as Google Expands Private Processing

Updated

Updated · 9to5Google · Jun 17

Pixel Screenshots Adds Cloud AI in Version 1.26.134.11 as Google Expands Private Processing

1 articles · Updated · 9to5Google · Jun 17

Version 1.26.134.11 changes Pixel Screenshots from “Search your screenshots with on-device AI” to “Search your screenshots with AI,” signaling that processing can now run on-device or in the cloud.
Google says screenshot data is handled in a secure, isolated environment and points to its Private AI Compute approach, which uses Gemini cloud models while keeping data inaccessible to Google.
On-device AI has not disappeared: the app still lets users manually process a screenshot when the phone is offline, suggesting a hybrid setup rather than a full cloud shift.
The move mirrors Magic Cue’s earlier adoption of cloud-backed private processing and Recorder’s broader-language transcription summaries, though Google has not yet detailed what new screenshot features this will unlock.
Pixel Screenshots 1.26.134.11 is still rolling out and is not yet widely available.

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