Pixel 9’s ‘Add Me’ feature puts you in a group photo even when you’re not there

While there’s been no shortage of Pixel 9 leaks in recent days, a new announcement for the device appears to have leaked in full – and it shows off a new feature that ensures you’re not left out of a group photo.

The feature, apparently called “Add Me,” appears in a leaked ad shared with Android Headlines by OnLeaks. The ad shows someone using a Pixel 9 to take a photo of two friends in front of a van. After taking a photo, the photographer switches places with her two friends, allowing her to take a photo in front of the van – only the Pixel’s screen shows the ghost image of the two friends standing next to her. Her friend takes a photo and boom, she appears in the photo as if she was there the whole time.

Judging by the UI in the ad, the Pixel 9 appears to stitch together two images with the same background, allowing you to add someone to a group photo who wasn’t even there or perhaps just volunteered to take the photo. It looks really cool and I’m excited to see it in action when Google launches the Pixel 9 on August 13th.

But “Add Me” once again blurs the line between what’s real and what’s not, similar to several other tools Google has released for Pixel and Photos users. Last year, Google released AI-powered Magic Eraser, allowing you to instantly remove someone from your photo. It also released something called Best Take, which allows Pixel owners to swap someone’s face (which was probably blinking) with another recent take.