Like Magic Cue late last year, Pixel Screenshots is moving beyond just using on-device AI to leverage cloud processing.
Version 1.26.134.11 (versus 1.25.367.13) of Pixel Screenshots is rolling out with a change in settings. The “Search your screenshots with on-device AI” preference becomes “Search your screenshots with AI.” The description has been updated with: “Data used by Screenshots is protected in a secure, isolated environment on your device or in the cloud.”
All processing was previously performed on-device, but it can now also be done “in the cloud.”
That “secure, isolated environment” is presumably a reference to Private AI Compute. In November, Google announced the technique as a way to “bring you intelligent AI experiences with the power of Gemini models in the cloud, while keeping your data private to you.” Google cannot access this information.
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