Who Is In The New Google Phone Commercial

Canadian actor Simu Liu stars in Google Canada'south new Pixel 6 national ad spot delivered to English-speaking markets entirely in Mandarin.

Announced in a printing release, the advertising begins Google's national entrada for its Pixel half-dozen smartphone, released in October of last year.

The actor, most recently known for his role equally the titular character in Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, shared the spot on his Instagram page.

Emphasizing means that engineering can aid overcome language barriers and allow people to "connect with the world effectually them in new and meaningful ways," the spot highlights one of the Pixel half-dozen'due south near useful features, Live Translate.

"In my conversations with the Google squad, they really encouraged me to spearhead the creative thinking and management in how nosotros would innovate the Pixel half dozen to Canadians," Liu says. "I was able to involve my parents in the commercial to highlight the Live Translate part, which allows you to interpret between over 46 different languages. I remember it'due south a corking tool for immigrant families to communicate with people."

Mandarin is the third-most spoken linguistic communication in Canada, behind English and French, and the advertising hopes "Canadians will try to unlock communication simply using their phones," reads the press release.

"We want to continue to demonstrate how Pixel features like Live Translate tin assistance connect Canadians in ways they never thought were possible," says Andrew Rapsey, Google Canada'south Head of Production Marketing and Brand Partnerships. "Why not double downwards on that commitment with a national commercial shot entirely in Mandarin?"

Live Translate makes talking to someone in a different language considerably easier. Users are able to text in their own linguistic communication, but Live Translate automatically converts and sends it in the language spoken by the person on the other terminate. Additionally, any letters the other person sends are translated to your language.

The ad is fix to air on Canadian airwaves on January 24, while the Google Pixel half-dozen and Pixel half-dozen Pro are now bachelor.