Google seems to be trying their best to bring all popular services to their Pixel in Malaysia. At first they collaborated with Samsung for the Galaxy S24 Ultra to be the Pixel for the world, then three Pixel 9 were sold in Malaysia. Most recently, two exclusive Pixel features are confirmed to be limited and interestingly Malaysia is one of the exclusive countries.
Two new applications for Google Pixel devices are Pixel Screenshot and Pixel Studio. It is offered on Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL and Pixel 9 Pro Fold. While this app can be side-installed on any Android device, its use is limited to the Pixel 9 series only. Recently, 9to5Google shared that this feature can only be used in 8 countries out of more than 20 countries where the Pixel 9 is sold, namely the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, India, Ireland, Singapore, and Malaysia.
Pixel Screenshot is a special album application for screenshots only where Gemini can understand the context in each image including text, links and can also translate and find more information. While Pixel Studio is an image generating application with text prom. This application uses an AI model processed from within the device, users must be 18 years or older and not all Google accounts can use it.
Pixel 9 Pro XL is sold in Malaysia at a starting price of RM5,699. You can read our review article here, if you want to know if it is worth having a Pixel in Malaysia or the Galaxy S24 Ultra alternative is better.