Joe Maring / Android Authority
“The right info, right when you need it.” That’s how Google describes Magic Cue, one of the most prominent new AI features on the Pixel 10 series. Using the power of artificial intelligence, Magic Cue is supposed to automatically suggest helpful info in phone calls, text messages, and other apps without you having to lift a finger.
However, the keyword there is “supposed” to.
I’ve had the Google Pixel 10 Pro for just about a month now, and I’ve been using — or, instead, trying to use — Magic Cue throughout that time. However, even when going out of my way to prompt Magic Cue, it either doesn’t work or does so little that I’m amazed Google made as big a deal about the feature as it did.
After a month with Magic Cue, one thing is clear: it still needs a lot of work.
What are your initial impressions of Magic Cue on the Pixel 10? 5 votes I think it's great! 0 % It hasn't been very helpful. 40 % I haven't used it yet / I don't have a Pixel 10. 60 % Other (let us know in the comments). 0 %
What’s so bad about Magic Cue? A lot
Joe Maring / Android Authority
When I first set up my Pixel 10 Pro, enabling Magic Cue was pretty simple. There’s a dedicated page for it in the Settings app, where you can toggle on/off the types of suggestions Magic Cue can give you and where it can pull data from for those suggestions.
Wanting to experience Magic Cue to the fullest of its abilities, I turned all the suggestions on and gave it access to everything it requested. And request a lot of data Magic Cue did. For the last month, Magic Cue has had access to data from my recent screen activity, “foundational data” from my Google account (such as my email address and phone number), and data from numerous Google apps (Pixel Screenshots, Gmail, Messages, Keep, Contacts, and Calendar).
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