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There’s now an “Add me” option in the camera app.

Once selected, on-screen guidance tells you to “Move the camera to scan area.”

Google Pixel 9 Add me Tricks

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It’s a quick process; you know you’re done when the shutter button turns entirely white.

You do have to confirm they don’t move the camera very far.

The viewfinder shows an augmented-reality version of the scene with a semitranslucent version of the original group still there.

Google Pixel 9 Add me Tricks

(Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff)

I loved this feature from the minute I saw it and wondered about its flexibility.

What if I made a group of myself?

For all its power, though, Add me is a somewhat limited photographic feature.

Google Pixel 9 Add me Tricks

(Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff)

There’s no ability to set a timer at any point.

I needed to figure out how to take two photos of me without holding the camera.

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Add Me has a couple of notable limitations.

Google Pixel 9 Add me Tricks

(Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff)

Add Me only works with people.

No inanimate objects or, it seems, pets.

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Google Pixel 9 Add me Tricks