GoKawiilAfter years of sprinkling AI into its mobile products, Google's fully leaning in.
The company is integrating Gemini more deeply into Android, allowing its AI assistant to manage a wider range of everyday tasks across apps -- a move that could fundamentally reshape how people interact with their phones.
Rather than you having to bounce between apps for routine tasks like filling out forms, scheduling appointments and making reservations, Gemini will soon be able to handle it all for you. Google wants this upgraded capability, called Gemini Intelligence (not to be confused with Apple Intelligence), to feel like a true assistant -- one that proactively does its job without needing constant instruction.
"The difference between the technology of yesterday and the technology of Gemini Intelligence is that it's there with you," Ben Greenwood, a director and product manager for Android Core Experiences, told me in an interview. "I really just want one assistant that I'm working with who understands me and knows me personally. Having that experience [be] consistent across the products I'm using is really important to build trust and ease of use."
Google shared the AI updates during its Android Show presentation on Tuesday. Gemini Intelligence will carry out routine actions like creating a shopping order from the grocery list in your notes app. It can autofill complex forms using information stored in connected apps such as Google Drive, like your driver's license or passport number. You can snap a picture of a brochure and ask Gemini to find a tour for a group of six. It can even generate custom widgets based on a simple prompt, such as displaying the temperature in both Fahrenheit and Celsius. You can read CNET's more detailed breakdown of what's coming to Android here.
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These capabilities add to the handful of Gemini-powered tasks that arrived on Pixel 10 and Samsung Galaxy S26 handsets earlier this year. Gemini Intelligence will also work on Android Auto, Wear OS and Google's smart glasses for a unified experience across devices.
Gemini Intelligence will first come to Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel phones later this summer. Google didn't specify which upcoming Galaxy devices will be compatible, but Samsung is expected to unveil the next generation of its foldables in the coming months. Google is also set to debut new Pixel phones in the summer.
Bringing Gemini Intelligence to premium Android devices could give Google an edge over competitors like Apple, which has yet to bring a more intuitive and helpful Siri to the iPhone -- though Google's Gemini models will soon help to power that update as well.
Android's AI-centric shift likely spells the beginning of what's to come for the wider industry.
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