Pixel Screenshots, a feature on Google Pixel devices that extracts information from user screenshots using on-device AI, is adding cloud-based processing. According to reports, the change updates the service so it can upload screenshots and process them securely in the cloud rather than relying exclusively on local processing. The feature was originally introduced as a fast and automated way to analyze screenshots directly on the device. With the update, Pixel Screenshots can use cloud computation to perform the same type of screenshot analysis, in addition to its on-device approach. One source notes that this shift is similar to another earlier development in Pixel AI experiences, where “Magic Cue” began using cloud processing rather than only on-device AI. The reports characterize the cloud step as secure, but they do not provide additional details on specific safeguards or which requests are handled locally versus remotely. Overall, the change broadens how Pixel Screenshots performs its screenshot-related AI tasks, expanding beyond a fully on-device model.