Pixel Studio 1.4 Update Adds AI Sticker Generation and Gboard Integration

Pixel Studio 1.4 replace is now rolling out to Google Pixel gadgets. The up to date synthetic intelligence (AI) app is now built-in with Gboard and customers can create AI-generated stickers straight throughout the keyboard app. Earlier, new stickers could possibly be created within the Pixel Studio app, however they didn’t seem in Gboard, limiting their usability. With the brand new replace, customers cannot solely see the AI stickers inside Gboard but additionally create new stickers. Notably, Pixel Studio solely helps English language prompts when creating stickers or photographs.

Pixel Studio Integrated With Gboard

Gboard integration for Pixel Studio was first introduced within the December 2024 Feature Drop by Google. The tech large makes month-to-month function drops for Pixel gadgets the place new options and apps are launched. However, the corporate’s replace announcement didn’t reveal that customers would additionally be capable of generate AI stickers inside Gboard. This replace was mirrored in Play Store’s Pixel Studio app’s changelog.

Pixel Studio app’s AI sticker technology in Gboard
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As per the changelog, customers with suitable Pixel gadgets can create new stickers within the My Projects library or the brand new Stickers tab (inside Gboard). While My Projects library additionally lets customers create and save stickers, it may be accessed solely within the AI app. These stickers will also be edited from the sticker library. Once created, customers also can ship these stickers in any messaging app by way of Gboard.

To create new stickers in Gboard, customers can open their keyboard and go to the Sticker Picker possibility. There, they are going to see a brand new Pixel Studio tab with the writer particulars as “Made by me”. Users can faucet the “Add” button to start creating new stickers. This will open the My Projects library.

There, on the backside, customers will see an choice to toggle between Image and Stickers. After choosing stickers, customers can kind the outline of their desired sticker within the textual content subject. Once generated, the stickers can then be saved within the My Projects library. The generated stickers can even seem in Gboard’s stickers tab.

Notably, a 9to5Google report highlights that the Pixel Studio 1.4 replace is first rolling out to the Pixel 9 sequence. However, it’s probably a phased rollout and it would take a number of days earlier than the function reaches all customers globally.