Some of Google’s coolest AI features don’t work on the 9a.

Google can’t make a move in 2025 without veering into the realm of generative AI, and the release of the Pixel 9a is no exception. Curiously, the AI experience on this phone may not match what you’ve seen from the company’s high-end smartphones. Google has confirmed to Ars that the phone’s lower memory prevented it from implementing the full suite of Pixel AI features. You can still talk to Gemini by holding the power button or opening the Gemini app, but the on-device Gemini Nano model has seen a downgrade on the 9a.

  • FiveMacsEnglish
    39·
    2 days ago

    You’d think these companies forcing all this ai bullshit would also ensure their hardware could actually run all the data harvesting crap without making their devices trash

    • DaGeek247@fedia.io
      3·
      2 days ago

      Oh man, have you seen the state of new -INSERT MODERN DEVICE HERE- lately? Apparently nobody got the memo.