Google is winding down the Pixel Studio app

Pixel Studio was introduced in 2024 with the Pixel 9 alongside Screenshots and Weather. In light of other Google image generation features and integrations, Pixel Studio is going away.

An update (version 2.2.001.864530193.00) to Pixel Studio on the Pixel 9 and 10 series this week begins this wind-down. The updated image editor, which is often used to edit screenshots, no longer has generative AI tools that let you edit with a prompt, create stickers, and delete parts of the image. 

Instead, it’s now just for cropping, drawing, highlighting, and adding text. This editor was introduced last year to replace Markup and features a Material 3 Expressive interface.

Old vs. new

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While that part of Pixel Studio remains, the prompt-based image generation and sticker creator will go away in the future. Specifically, Google tells us today that it…