GoKawiilTL;DR Googlebooks will use AI to sort files into topic-based folders automatically.
These folders, or collections, will also be accessible through desktop widgets.
Users will also be able to share local files directly with Gemini Notebook.
The first set of Googlebook devices is expected to arrive as soon as mid-September. While Google has yet to formally confirm the launch schedule, Acer, one of its hardware partners, recently teased its first Googlebook at IFA 2026, priming us for what’s coming.
Ahead of the Googlebook launch, we’ve discovered a set of features under the umbrella of “Device Intelligence.” As the name suggests, these features use AI to help you get the most out of the Android-powered laptop experience.
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We’ve been able to grab an early build of the Device Intelligence app meant for Googlebooks. The first use case we’ve spotted in this build is the ability to automatically sort files and create collections to store locally in folders.
The AI sorting feature could be voluntary and was turned off by default when we found it. When we enabled the AI sorting feature, the app showed its description in a pop-up, as can be seen in the screenshot below, along with an example.
The example the app shares describes AI automatically gathering all files related to a trip you might be planning, letting you access them all in a single place. The pop-up also emphasizes that files don’t leave Googlebook and aren’t used to train any AI.
Notably, this isn’t the first time we’ve seen the automatic file-sorting feature. Back in May, the function was previewed as part of a leak of Aluminum OS, which is the codename for the new Android-based operating system that will power Googlebooks.
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