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TL;DR Google is developing a new feature called “Gemini Space” for its Pixel phones, which is expected to debut on the upcoming Pixel 10 series.
“Gemini Space” could be a rebrand of the At a Glance widget that will add new information like finance recaps and sports scores.
This new feature could be Google’s version of Samsung’s “Now Brief,” providing a full-screen, contextual summary of your day from the lock screen.
Google is locked in a race with rival OpenAI to get people to use its Gemini AI over ChatGPT, and one of its key advantages in the race is its hardware ecosystem. The company has already integrated its Gemini AI into multiple features on its Pixel devices and plans to introduce even more with the upcoming Pixel 10 series. One such upcoming feature is called “Gemini Space,” which we expect will debut on the Pixel 10 before trickling down to previous devices.
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Our first clue about “Gemini Space” appeared in last month’s Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1 release, which quietly added a new system configuration file named “Ambient Data.” The file hints that “Ambient Data” is the internal codename for “Gemini Space.”
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This “Ambient Data” configuration file is present in the firmware for both the Pixel 9 Pro and the Pixel 8 Pro, suggesting the feature will be supported on at least some current-generation devices. Unfortunately, the file itself and the rest of the firmware offer no further details about what the feature does.
We did find some related references to an “Ambience Hub,” though details on how it works are similarly scarce. However, the naming offers a clue. Based on existing features like “ambient display” and “ambient AOD,” it’s likely that “Ambient Data” refers to contextual information shown on the ambient display. The “Ambience Hub” feature, then, might be a new interface for presenting that data.
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