{"id":686181,"date":"2026-06-05T15:21:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/686181\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:21:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:21:11","slug":"google-shuts-down-pixel-studio-with-the-latest-app-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/686181\/","title":{"rendered":"Google shuts down Pixel Studio with the latest app update"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Google is shutting down its AI-powered Pixel Studio app less than two years after its debut and instead pushing users over to Gemini and Nano Banana for image generation.<\/p>\n

As confirmed to 9to5Google back in February<\/a>, Google is shutting down the Pixel Studio app with the latest update. Pixel Studio v2.3, rolling out now, completely shuts down the app, directing users to Gemini instead (thanks for the tip David!).<\/p>\n

Pixel Studio was an app essentially dedicated to AI image generation. Users could input a prompt to create a quick image, with the app housing a library of past creations. Those prompts could also include existing images, or create stickers instead of standard images. The app first launched on the Pixel 9 series, quickly going off the rails<\/a> before Google refined the app over time. Later updates added Gboard integration<\/a>, people generation<\/a>, and generative AI editing tools<\/a>, among other updates.<\/p>\n

Google started removing portions of the Pixel Studio app through its last update, but v2.3 completely disables it.<\/p>\n

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The update, which appears to be rolling out slowly, removes the main interface for generating images, instead just showing a prominent \u201cOpen Gemini\u201d button that leads to the Play Store, with a message above that says \u201cTo create images and animations, try Nano Banana in the Gemini app.\u201d Existing creations still exist in the app as Google hinted<\/a>. While the update isn\u2019t widely available yet, the folks over at Android Authority<\/a> managed to get an APK and shared screenshots of the Pixel Studio app in its shut down state.<\/p>\n

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