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Like it or not, AI is now an inseparable part of our digital lives. It has come to a point where not using it can make you feel like you’re being left behind — whether it’s about automating small tasks or letting AI “professionally write” your emails before you hit send.
Gemini is expanding its presence across Android phones and the apps within, aiming to be the single assistant to rule them all. It can talk to you in natural language, help you take actions, and sometimes even act on your behalf. I wasn’t too fond of this AI invasion over the processes I’d followed for years, but now I’ve grown used to it — so much so that I actually want Gemini in more places. And here they are.
Do you want Gemini to spread to even more places on your devices? 191 votes Yes, put it everywhere 46 % Only where it’s actually useful 37 % No — it’s already everywhere I look 17 %
Device help
When something on my phone breaks, my first instinct is to look it up on Google, watch a YouTube tutorial, or dive into the Reddit rabbit hole if it’s serious enough. But the arrival of Apple Intelligence on iPhones opened my mind to a new way of seeking help: using the on-device AI itself.
I recently asked Siri about something I couldn’t find my way around, and it instantly helped me with the steps using Apple’s own support data. This is one thing Apple got right with AI — and I want Google to copy it word for word.
Google’s support pages are even more detailed and reliable, so it only makes sense for Gemini to learn everything straight from the source instead of picking up poorly written instructions from random blogs when I’m in desperate need of help. What I want is to one day ask Gemini about a problem on my Pixel and get an instant, accurate response, and not a scavenger hunt.
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