Google Pixel 8a video showing AI features leaked; Promotional images show 7 years of software support

The Google Pixel 8a is expected to make its debut next month at the company’s annual Google I/O conference, which begins on May 14. Although the company has yet to announce plans to launch a new phone, details of the alleged Pixel 8a have been spotted online several times over the past few months. With a few weeks to go before its expected debut, a promotional video showing off the phone’s AI features has leaked. Meanwhile, other exclusive Pixel features and software support for the upcoming Pixel 8a have also surfaced online.

Tipster Steve Hemmerstoffer (X: @OnLeaks) leaked a promo video for the Pixel 8a in cooperation with MySmartPrice showing several Pixel-exclusive features expected to arrive on the upcoming smartphone. The video shows that the Pixel 8a will include Google’s Best Take feature, which swaps faces from multiple group photos or burst photos to “replace” faces with closed eyes or unwanted expressions.

Circle to Search — another feature currently available on select Pixel and Samsung Galaxy smartphones — will also be available on the Pixel 8a, according to the leaked video, which also suggests the smartphone will include Google’s Audio Magic Eraser feature, which is designed to remove unwanted background sounds from recorded videos using artificial intelligence (AI). Live translation for voice calls will also be supported by the Pixel 8a, as seen in the video.

Meanwhile images expired from Android Headlines also suggests that the Pixel 8a will arrive with Best Take and Audio Magic Eraser features. It will also include Call Assist, offers support from Circle to Search and Google VPN support – a feature that the company is set to shut down on June 10.

The leaked teasers also indicate that the phone will be equipped with a Tensor G3 chip and will receive “seven years of security updates”, but it is currently unclear whether the phone will receive the same number of Android OS upgrades as the more premium models in the Pixel 8 series that are also equipped with the same processor. The company is expected to reveal more details about the phone in the days leading up to its expected May 14 debut.