Pixel phones get an AI-powered weather app

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Pixel phones get an AI-powered weather app

Alongside the launch of new Pixel devices, the Pixel phone lineup is getting its own new weather app, powered by AI. Introduced Tuesday at the Made by Google 2024 event, the tech giant briefly showed off the app, which offers a custom AI weather report created by Gemini Nano — Google’s AI model designed for running on mobile devices.

With the new app, users “won’t have to scroll through a bunch of numbers to get a sense of the day’s weather,” the tech company touted. Instead, users will be able to customize the app based on what sort of weather information they want to see. For example, you could opt to keep an eye on the UV index by dragging and dropping that tile to a more visible location in the app.

The app also includes a dynamic design with a colorful background, an “AI weather report,” daily and hourly forecasts, and other standard weather app features.

The news of the app had leaked ahead of today’s event, showing off features like moveable tiles for humidity, wind speed, air pressure, and other items, except for the 10-day forecast.

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With the new app, users “won’t have to scroll through a bunch of numbers to get a sense of the day’s weather,” according to Google.

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