We’ve known since the end of the year that Google would introduce AI into its infotainment system for vehicles for tasks like summarizing messages sent to us, and although the Xataka Android team was already able to test this live at MWC 2024, it’s still AI hasn’t made it to Android Auto until now….

Because the general availability of Android Auto has already started. Therefore, the implementation of this feature seems to have started with the Android Auto 11.4 update, which is the latest version of this operating system. we tell you How will Android Auto’s AI message digest work? retail.

It went unnoticed at first, but as reported by 9to5Google, Android Auto’s AI message digest is now publicly available. So, the first thing you can do to learn the secrets of this tool and try it first hand is to check if you have the latest version of Android Auto. Once updated, you will receive a notification informing you about the availability of that function.

How Does Android Auto AI Summaries Work?

As we knew from the beginning, Google’s AI mission Summarize long messages we receive from different messaging apps, like WhatsApp, while we are behind the wheel. The good thing is that you don’t need to configure anything and its process is very simple.

What you see above these lines is exactly the notification and Android Auto settings screen of your mobile (we call it ‘Settings‘ > ‘Connected devices‘ > ‘Android Auto‘). New options appear in the Messages section, and the one that interests us is ‘Play AI summaries’, which logically needs to be enabled for it to work, but you can also disable it if you’re not interested.

It is important to know that messages cannot always be summarized even if this function is enabled: for this to happen The message in question must be more than 40 words. If you have less, Google Assistant will read the messages out loud to us, just like before.

The first time the AI ​​summarizes a message for you, Google will give you an alert reminding you that it’s true. A generated summary and content may be slightly inaccurate. While the message is read aloud by the assistant, a silent notification will appear on your phone indicating that generation has occurred.

In 9to5Google tests Messages over 100 words remain at about 15 wordsRemoving straws and decorations to leave what really matters is something you can see how it works in our video:

When the voice assistant reads a summary in Android Auto, there is almost no difference compared to reading it in the interface, but an option appears Give feedback on the summary. It is also worth noting that it suggests responses appropriate to the context and does so while preserving the type of language originally used.

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