Pixel 9 Series exclusion from GI - We know how you feel 👍
I am a Pixel 8 pro user, bought this phone on the launch day as soon as the phone was launched, they promised everything for this phone but in the next year when the 9 series got launched they literally excluded this phone from many of the features like pixel screenshots, pixel studio, and new features in the camera like Add me, etc. I too had the same feeling of disappointment but they gave a lot of reasons, saying that your phone does not have a dedicated memory for AI-related tasks, which is only available in the pixel 9 series. Even the pixel 8A series are now getting the air drop feature, which the 8 Pro will not get due to some same restrictions in hardware? Similar to that when the pixel 8A got the battery health feature, even that was not available in the 8 Pro.
The only reason I am still sticking with Pixels is that their software UI and the fluidity of the phone. I am not complaining though, as pixel user some sacrifices are to be made 😭
Pixel 10 users, get ready for your disappointment in this August when they announce some exclusive features only for Pixel 11 series 🚶🚶