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Google’s Playground 2.1 and Playmoji landing on Pixel and Pixel 2
June 20, 2025
Google’s delightful AR Stickers launched with theGoogle Pixel 2last year. This year, alongside the release of theGoogle Pixel 3, Google updated the AR Sticker experience with some new features, some Playmoji, and a new name:Google Playground.
However, Playground and Playmoji were only available to the Pixel 3 at first, with Google promising support for the other Pixel devices eventually. Well, that day has come, as the Google Playground experience is now available on the originalGoogle Pixeland 2017’s Google Pixel 2, via9to5Google.
Although Playground 2.1 is a fun addition to the older Pixel devices, it really is just an updated version ofAR Stickers. You open up the Google Camera app and select from a series of AR overlays that you can add to your photos and videos with ease like you would with Instagram or Snapchat. The difference here is that you can do it all within Google’s camera app and can share to numerous platforms.
There are also some exclusive AR experiences available with Playground, such as characters from Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Stranger Things, and Marvel Studios Avengers, as shown in the GIF above. There are also more generic Playmoji like Weather, Pets, Sports, and Signs.
To give Playground a try for yourself, ensure you have the most recent Google Camera update via theGoogle Play Storeon your Pixel device, and then fire up your camera. When you first open it, you’ll be given a walkthrough of the new features.
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