- Google’s new Pixel Weather app launched last year with the Pixel 9 series.
- While Pixel Weather availability has since expanded to other Pixel models, that hasn’t included AI forecasts.
- Now Pixel 8 and Pixel 8a users with Gemini Nano report that AI forecasts have started working.
Almost all of us rely on weather forecasts to help plan our days, and while you’ve got no shortage of weather apps to chose from on Android, Google’s own Pixel Weather has got to be one of our favorites. For as great as it is, though, that app’s not without its limitations, like how it’s only available for Pixel devices. More than that, not all of its features are universally available across the Pixel lineup, and while that’s not a situation we’re likely to see go away for good, it is one that’s currently getting a little better.
Pixel Weather initially debuted for the Pixel 9 series, but with last fall’s October Pixel Drop, Google expanded availability down to the Pixel 6 family. And while that was great to see happen, the Pixel 9’s hardware enabled it to offer a locally generated AI-powered forecast that was not similarly available on lesser Pixels.