Pixel 9 features may be coming to older Pixels

So, one of the nice things about the Pixel lines lately is that as much as each year brings a wee 'up' in the spec, but mostly the updates have been software and features.  

Typically, these features are exclusive to that year's model, but we saw the Magic Editor come to other Pixels later as an update.

The same can now be said of the "Reimagine" and "Auto Reframe", both features of the Magic Editor in Pixel phones.  

Debugging the APK for Photos app on Pixels has reference for these, whereas they are not present for non-Pixels.  So it's not a 'guarantee' that it'll be appearing in your older Pixels, but why would they code it if it wasn't?

Now, whether "Pixel Studio" or "Screenshots" (both separate apps for the Pixel 9) will come to other devices is yet to be seen.

Source:  https://www.forbes.com/sites/paulmonckton/2024/09/14/google-prepares-new-feature-boost-for-millions-of-older-pixel-phones/