Gemini is the new axis on which Google’s operating system moves. We have seen it in the form of the application, which includes the chatbot, and in the form of the assistant: since its launch it has evolved with fewer functions compared to the traditional Google Assistant.

Now taking advantage of the launch of the new Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, and Pixel 9 Pro XL, Google Announces New Features Coming to Its Artificial Intelligence. You can’t miss features like Gemini Live, Gemini Nano, and the ‘Circle to Search’ we’ve seen in the past. Let’s take a look at what’s coming to Android starting today.

Gemini is the core of Android

Google emphasizes the importance of Gemini for Android: It says it is rebuilding the operating system with AI at its core, meaning it is at the center of our actions, with the added benefit of an always-careful language model.

How to convert this into an app? With the Gemini acquisition new superpowers: Starting today, the application has the ability to overlay other applications on the screen to analyze content and thus offer more precise answers.

This isn’t the only way to interact with Google’s AI; Gemini Live. It’s the first we’ve heard of it… and it’s a conversational mode similar to what we’ve seen in other chatbots like ChatGPT. Of course, for now it’s only available to English-speaking users who subscribe to the plan that includes the Gemini Advanced model, which is the most advanced.

Gemini’s integration with Android goes even further: in addition to offering us help with what’s on the screen, which we saw in Google Lens and which Gemini does better thanks to AI, it can now do this too. interact with specific applicationsGoogle gives the example of creating an image with Gemini (it’s not yet available in all regions, but you can try it with a trick) and dragging it into Gmail or Messages itself to insert it.

Gemini Nano evolves from Pixel 8 to Pixel 9

Gemini Nano is the native version of Gemini that doesn’t require an active internet connection to work. We’ve seen this on the Pixel 8, including the Pixel 8a, but it’s still pared down to a few functions for the GBoard keyboard and smart replies to WhatsApp notifications.

A new feature exclusive to the Pixel 9 family, Gemini Nano now affects calls, too. create summaries from call audio we did that. Google also emphasizes that not all data leaves the device because there is an on-device AI. Another advantage and attraction to the new phones.

New extensions for Gemini

Gemini was born from Google Bard, with a set of abbreviated features in both its chatbot and assistant. However, the extensions added and filtered enhance the features and capabilities. These are accompanied by some innovations that Google has just announced: Keep, Tasks, Utilitiesand expanded features for the YouTube Music extension.

What are these “Utilities”? Google calls them a series of applications that control functions of our devices such as clock, multimedia control or family actions (turn on the flashlight, increase or decrease the volume, activate WiFi, etc.).

So now we can ask Gemini to add a timer so as not to miss the meal or to turn on the flashlight of the mobile phone when it is completely dark. On the other hand, the relevant extension Gemini with Google Calendar Among other things, it will allow us to add events through the information brochures we have available.

The Mountain View company also aims to: “deeper” integrations With Google Home, Phone and Google Messages, it is therefore expected that we will be able to perform the functions inherited from these directly with our voice or by writing on Gemini.

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