10 Best Google Pixel 9 Tips and Tricks You Need To Know

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Googleโ€™s next generation of Pixel devices, i.e., the Google Pixel 9 has been out and now everyone is getting their hands on the brand-new smartphone. It is time for the annual tips and tricks guide for the Pixel 9 series. So, whether you are a first-time user of the Google Pixel 9 series or have been accustomed to the Pixel series for a long time, this is the guide for you.

Of course, your Pixel smartphone lets you do everything that any regular smartphone is capable of doing. But, did you know that there are a few things that make your Google Pixel 9 stand out?

Here are the tips and tricks that you need to be a power user of your Google Pixel 9.

Best Tips and Tricks For Pixel 9

Getting the best and most out of the Pixel experience of your Google Pixel 9 series smartphone is important.  When you buy a smartphone, you don’t buy it to just make phone calls. You buy to enjoy everything that it can offer you. So, knowing everything that your Pixel 9 is capable of doing is significant. Hence, the tips and tricks.

Organize Those Screenshots with Pixel Screenshots

One of the super exclusive Pixel features powered by Google Gemini. If you browse through your gallery, there will have to be around 100 or so screenshots that you might have captured. Now, when this number increases significantly, it can get complicated to search and scroll through all the screenshots. But thanks to the Pixel Screenshots app, you can easily search for the screenshot by just typing in certain words that describe the screenshot.

best tips and tricks for pixel 9

Pixel Screenshots is also able to group similar screenshots and also lets you add a small description of the screenshot innately. Googleโ€™s Gemini helps you organize your screenshots so you don’t have to go on an endless doom-scrolling session. If you have text in your screenshots, you can easily view the text displayed right below the screenshot. This helps in searching for screenshots much more quickly.

Generate Images via Pixel Studio

We have heard about a lot of AI image generators that are available to use. Well, if you have the new Pixel 9 series smartphone, you don’t have to look for any other app. Simply launch the Pixel Studio app and simply describe the type of image that you want to generate. Gemini will generate the image right away.

best tips and tricks for pixel 9

If you’re confused about what to generate, the Studio app also has a lot of recommendations that you can take inspiration from and generate your image. And yes, that is a Pixel 9 series exclusive feature that will not be available on any other Android-powered smartphone.

Capture and Stay In Group Photos with Add Me

Have there been times when you take a lot of group photographs, but are never present in any of those photographs? Well, with the Add Me picture, you can now take a group picture and then later add yourself to that same photograph. Here is how you do it.

best tips and tricks for pixel 9
  1. Launch the Camera app on your Pixel 9.
  2. Now, tap on the Add Me tab.
  3. Tap on the shutter button to capture the image.
  4. Now, position yourself where you would want to be in the group photo.
  5. Make sure that someone has tapped on the shutter button.
  6. In a few moments, your Google Pixel 9 will stitch both images, and you will have one single image with everyone in it.

Make Your Lock Screen Truly Yours

Personalizing your smartphone is a great way to make it look unique. Starting with the Pixel 9 series, customizing the lock screen is simple and easy. You can easily choose the lock style, wallpapers, app shortcuts, and even the color palette for your lock screen. Here are the steps to customize your lock screen on the Pixel 9.

best tips and tricks for pixel 9
  1. Long press on the lock screen of your Pixel 9
  2. Tap on the Customize Lock Screen button.
  3. Now, unlock your Pixel 9 to open the customization screen.
  4. Swipe right on the clock styles to pick the design that you like.
  5. You can easily change the color as well as the size of the clock face for your lock screen.
  6. You can decide on the different quick shortcuts as well as enable the Always On Display if you like.
  7. Of course, you can pick the wallpaper of your choice for your lock screen.

Set Fun Wallpapers

Do you like the wallpaper of your Pixel 9 but feel like it is quite bland and has no life to it? Well, you can now make those bland wallpapers feel like it has some sort of life. Want to know how? Check these steps.

best tips and tricks for pixel 9
  1. Long press on the home screen to open the customization menu.
  2. Now tap on Wallpapers and Style, followed by More Wallpapers.
  3. Here, you have two options: emoji Workshop or My Photos.
  4. If you choose the Emoji Workshop option, you can add your favorite emojis to the wallpaper, arrange them how you like, and give them a specific color.
  5. However, if you choose the My Photos option, you can give your wallpaper a nice 3D depth effect, i.e., a more cinematic look and approach.

Apart from just these wallpapers, you can also make use of AI Genre tad wallpapers for your device. Just follow these steps.

  1. Long press on the home screens and tap on Wallpaper
  2. Now tap on More Wallpapers and finally AI Wallpapers.
  3. Choose the theme, and change the color and texture style.
  4. Tap on the Create button to view different wallpaper styles.
  5. Simply pick what you like and tap on the tick mark in the top right corner of the screen.

Max That Screen Resolution (Pixel 9 Pro and 9 Pro XL only)

These fancy Pixel 9 Pros come with a high-resolution screen. But, by default, the screen resolution for the 9 Pro series has been set to 1008 by 2244. To change the resolution and get an even sharper display, do the following.

  1. Open the Settings app and tap on Display.
  2. Scroll down a bit and tap on Screen Resolution
  3. Tap on the Full Resolution option. You now have a display that gives you a sharper display.

This full-resolution option will make the display look better but, do note that you will see the change in the battery backup as compared to when the resolution is set to High.

Assign The Double Tap Action For various Functions

On the new Pixel 9 series, the fastest way to take a screenshot is by double-tapping the back of the device. However, you can assign that same function to a lot of other tasks. If you want to change the task, here is how you do it

best tips and tricks for pixel 9
  1. Open the Settings menu and tap on System.
  2. Now tap on Gestures followed by Quick Tap to Start Action.
  3. Switch the toggle to On.
  4. You can choose any of the following actions
    • Take a screenshot
    • Access your digital assistant
    • Play or pause media
    • See recent apps
    • Show notifications
    • Toggle flashlight 
    • Open the app of your choice

Never Miss A Notification Ever

Now, notification badges and alerts are a great way to indicate that you have received a notification from an app. But what if your phone is silent and still wants to be alerted about new notifications? Well, thereโ€™s a trick.

best tips and tricks for pixel 9
  1. Open the Settings app and tap on Accessibility.
  2. Scroll down in the Accessibility menu and tap on Flash Notifications.
  3. You can choose to let the flashlight on your Pixel 9 flash for every notification.
  4. If you don’t want the flashlight, switch the second toggle on.
  5. The Screen Flash option will flash the screen every time you receive notifications.
  6. You can change the color of the screen flash to what you like.

Let Chrome Read Your Webpages

Did you find an interesting article online or one of our own YTECHB articles that you want to read, but you are going to cross a busy street or catch some form of public transportation? Well, you can keep your eyes away from the screen and let Chrome read the article for you. Hereโ€™s how you can do it.

best tips and tricks for pixel 9
  1. First, open up Google Chrome and open up any website article that you want to read.
  2. Once the webpage is open, tap on the three dots in the top right corner of Google Chrome.
  3. Now, from the menu that opens, tap on the Listen to this page.
  4. The audio playback will begin. You will get media controls to play or pause and skip forward or backward at the bottom of the screen.

Copy Text From Phone To Your PC

One of the great features that have been hidden for the Google Pixel 9 series is the ability to copy text and paste it to your PC. This is great if you have a lot of text to share between your phone and PC. Here is how you can do it.

  1. On your Windows or macOS device, install Google Chrome and sign in with the same Google account that has been used on your phone.
  2. On your phone, select the text that you would like to copy. You can copy it from screenshots using Google Lens or a web browser such as Google Chrome.
  3. When you have copied the text, tap on the little three-dot menu and tap on Copy to Computer.
  4. On your PC, open up Google Chrome and simply paste the test. That is it.

Closing Thoughts

This concludes the tips and tricks that you need to know if you own or plan to get yourself one of the new Google Pixel 9 smartphones. Armed with these tips and tricks, you will be able to make the most out of your Pixel smartphone. These tips and tricks will help you with your day-to-day use of the smartphone and expect more features to be released to the smartphones when the newer version of Android rolls out.

If you would like to add more to this list, drop them in the comment sectionย 

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Joshua D'souza

Enjoy games, 90's hip-hop, and tech. Loves exploring the infinite world of laptops and food. Every ready to provide assistance in anything that rocks his boat. Will gladly enjoy capturing memories through various lenses. Worked previously at PiunikaWeb as an author and researcher.

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