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  • Google is once again leaning on AI-driven features to promote the Pixel 9 series.
  • Photo editing tools dominate Google’s list.
  • Only a handful of these features are things we expect to see debut with the Pixel 9.

In just over three weeks, Google is going to launch its Pixel 9 series. With enthusiasm for Pixel phones really growing, now’s the time for Google to get as many eyes as it can on its new hardware — and that means advertising the heck out it. So far, many of those promo efforts have attempted to highlight the functionality of Google’s Gemini AI. Today the company shares a new YouTube Short that wants to tell you about the “22 reasons you should say goodbye to your phone and hello to #Pixel9 Pro.”

Google presents this clip almost like a game, inviting viewers to hit pause at random and stop playback on a reason to abandon your current phone for a new pixel. Let’s take a look at how compelling these reasons are, and see if we can count all 22: