Google has given us a new naming convention to navigate—along with giving Android users some new features. On Tuesday, in the lead-up to the company’s Google I/O developer conference, it announced Gemini Intelligence, a suite of AI-powered features that will reportedly integrate more deeply into the mobile operating system.
Per Google, Gemini Intelligence will bring “the best of Gemini to our most advanced devices” and will work across “premium hardware and innovative software to help you stay a step ahead by working proactively to get things done throughout your day.” Sounds great.
Some of the features that Google highlighted include the ability to automate tasks through what sounds like agentic functionality that can work across multiple apps. For instance, the company said Gemini Intelligence is good for things like “snagging a front-row bike for your spin class or finding your class syllabus in Gmail, then putting the books you need in your cart.” It can also take an image of a grocery list and fill a shopping cart on Instacart with those items.
One of the more interesting tools in the Gemini Intelligence suite is Rambler, a tool for converting speech to text that takes into account natural speaking habits like filler words and repetition. Here’s how Google describes it: “With Rambler, you don’t have to worry about getting your words exactly right before you start. You can speak naturally and it will take the important parts, then fit them all together into a concise message. Rambler will clearly show you when you’ve enabled it to help convert your voice to text and audio is only used to transcribe in real-time and is not stored or saved.” The company says the feature can also switch between different languages within the same message.
Google is also expanding the capabilities of autofill with Gemini Intelligence, allowing the AI tool to fill in forms and text fields on your behalf by tapping into Personal Intelligence, Google’s creepy opt-in feature that gives Gemini access to things like your YouTube history and Google search records. Google assured users that Autofill is also “strictly opt-in,” so you don’t have to be weirded out by the information Gemini seems to know about you.
Gemini will also get its hooks deeper into Chrome for Android. The company said the AI assistant will be available in the mobile browser to summarize and compare content across the web, similar to the desktop version. It’ll also get access to “auto browse,” a feature that can automate tasks that can be completed in a browser, like booking an appointment. Google said to expect those features to show up in June.
Google says Gemini Intelligence will come to Android devices in waves, starting with the latest Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel phones. They’ll get the first crack at the new AI features this summer. Gemini Intelligence will reportedly make its way to Android devices, including smartwatches, cars, smart glasses, and laptops, over the course of this year.
Read the full article here
