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 over the past couple of days, a new ad for the device seems to have leaked in full — and it shows off a new feature that makes sure you aren’t left out of a group photo.

The feature, seemingly called “Add Me,” appears in a leaked ad shared with Android Headlines by OnLeaks that was removed from YouTube after we first published this article. The ad shows someone using a Pixel 9 to take a picture of two friends in front of a van. After snapping a shot, the photographer trades spots with her two friends, allowing her to get a picture in front of the van — only the Pixel’s display shows the phantom-like image of the two friends standing beside her. Her friend snaps a photo, and boom, she appears in the picture as if she were there the entire 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 maybe just volunteered to take the picture. It looks pretty nifty, and I’m excited to see it in action when Google debuts the Pixel 9 on August 13th.

Other features on display are Google’s Gemini assistant and “Pixel Screenshots,” which appears to use AI to help you search through your screenshots. Meanwhile, another leaked ad for the Pixel 9 shows an upgrade to Magic Editor, potentially letting you replace the background of a photo based on a prompt.

But “Add Me” once again blurs the line between what’s real and what’s not, similar to the several other tools Google has rolled out for Pixel and Photos users. Last year, Google launched the AI-powered Magic Eraser, allowing you to instantly zap someone out of a picture. It also rolled out something called Best Take, which lets Pixel owners swap out someone’s face (who was presumably blinking) for another recent take.

Update, July 26th: The video showing off “Add Me” has been removed from YouTube.