Important:
- Guided Frame is available on Pixel 6 and later, including Fold.
- Scene descriptions are currently only supported in these countries and languages:
- Australia (English)
- Canada (English, French - CA)
- France (French)
- Germany (German)
- India (English, Hindi)
- Italy (Italian)
- Japan (Japanese)
- Spain (Spanish)
- Taiwan (Chinese - Traditional)
- United Kingdom (English - UK)
- United States (English)
When you take a photo with Guided Frame, you can get cues to help you frame the image. Guided Frame signals when your subject is in view. A visual frame surrounds your subject, and verbal cues and vibrations signal when to take the photo.
This feature works with:
- Front and rear cameras.
- Photo and portrait modes.
Tip: Portrait mode will only detect faces.
Turn on Guided Frame
On your phone settings:
- On your device, open the Settings app.
- Search for “TalkBack.”
- Turn on TalkBack.
- Open your Camera app
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.On your camera app:
- Open your Camera app
- At the bottom left, tap Settings
More settings.
- Turn on Guided Frame.
More settings.Tips:
- Guided Frame is enabled by default when your phone is in TalkBack mode.
- When your phone isn't in TalkBack mode, a suggestion prompt to use Guided Frame appears when one of the Accessibility features is used.
- You can turn Guided Frame on and off in the camera settings anytime.
Use Guided Frame
- Open the Camera app
- Point the camera at your subject.
- Follow the audio or visual instructions or vibrations.
- When subjects are framed correctly, the Camera app takes your photo automatically.
- To do it manually, press either Volume up or Volume down button.
- To trigger Scene Description so your device describes your photo, on the camera viewfinder, use one finger to swipe down in the middle.
- If Talkback is turned on, use 2 fingers to swipe down.
Tips:
- To switch between front or rear cameras, double-tap the front or rear camera button.
- To use Scene Description in landscape orientation, from the middle of the camera viewfinder, swipe from left to right instead of a downward swipe.
Subjects that Guided Frame recognizes
When you take a photo with Guided Frame, it helps recognize the subjects and can describe it to you. This feature leverages Gemini models to provide context-rich description of scenes and subjects.
Recognizable subjects for framing include:
- Faces
- Pets
- Food
- Drinks
- Documents
- Vehicles
Tip: Guided Frame works best with a single subject.
Use Scene Description with Guided Frame
Important: The first time you use Scene Description while offline, you may get a "No internet connection" error. If you do, wait a few moments for the AI model to finish its background processes and try again.
Your Pixel can provide detailed info about the scene in your camera view with Scene Description. Powered by Gemini, Scene Description is built into your Camera app. It also helps users with visual impairments take photos with ease through the use of audio and haptics.
- Australia (English)
- Canada (English, French - CA)
- France (French)
- Germany (German)
- India (Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu)
- Italy (Italian)
- Japan (Japanese)
- Spain (Basque, Catalan, Galician, Spanish)
- Taiwan (Chinese - Traditional)
- UK (English - UK)
- US (English, Spanish)
- Austria (German)
- Bahrain (Arabic)
- Belgium (Dutch, French, German)
- Bulgaria (Bulgarian)
- Croatia (Croatian)
- Czechia (Czech)
- Denmark (Danish)
- Estonia (Estonian)
- Finland (Finnish)
- Greece (Greek)
- Hong Kong (Chinese - Hong Kong)
- Hungary (Hungarian)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Ireland (English)
- Israel (Hebrew)
- Kuwait (Arabic)
- Latvia (Latvian)
- Lithuania (Lithuanian)
- Malaysia (English - UK, Malay)
- Mexico (Spanish, Spanish - Latin America)
- Netherlands (Dutch)
- New Zealand (English - UK)
- Norway (Norwegian)
- Oman (Arabic)
- Philippines (English - UK, Filipino)
- Poland (Polish)
- Portugal (Portuguese)
- Qatar (Arabic)
- Romania (Romanian)
- Saudi Arabia (Arabic)
- Singapore (English - SG)
- Slovakia (Slovak)
- Slovenia (Slovenian)
- South Korea (Korean)
- Sweden (Swedish)
- Switzerland (French - CH, German, Italian - CH)
- Thailand (English - UK, Thai)
- Turkey (Turkish)
- United Arab Emirates (Arabic)
- Vietnam (English - UK, Vietnamese)
Tips:
- If TalkBack isn’t active, make sure you turn on Guided Frame in your Camera app’s advanced settings.
- If you turn on Scene Description for the first time, you’ll be asked for your consent. This consent is required to allow the feature to process scene info and provide descriptions.