Your Android device is about to get much smarter.
Google has unveiled Gemini Intelligence, promising to be a hands-on Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistant that doesn’t just answer questions, but actually gets things done for you. This is separate from the regular Gemini AI, which is the underlying AI model. This is available as a standalone app and powers Google Home, Gmail, and AI search mode.
Gemini Intelligence is a new layer built on top of this underlying model — designed to turn your Android device into a more proactive assistant that can understand your queries and then take action across a variety of apps to complete real-world tasks on your behalf. This is something that several AI companies are striving for. OpenAI announced its ChatGPT Agent to book tables at restaurants, create PowerPoint presentations, and more, last summer.
It marks a clear separation from Apple Intelligence, which focuses more on on-device privacy, writing tools, and subtle AI assistance across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Where Apple’s approach feels more like a smart co-pilot offering suggestions, Gemini is aiming to act more like an active operator, similar to the recently unveiled chatty Alexa+.
Gemini Intelligence is expected to land this summer on Samsung Galaxy S26 and Google Pixel 10 handsets first.
If you've got a different Android device, support will roll out more widely later this year across phones, watches, cars, smart glasses, and laptops. Here's everything you can expect from this handy assistant.
Gemini Intelligence will be released in the coming months, with Samsung Galaxy S26 and Google Pixel 10 set to be the first devices to benefit from the new features
|GOOGLE PRESS OFFICE
It also arrives as part of Android 17, which is the hotly anticipated new operating system also expected to arrive this summer. Google has said that "it's the biggest year for Android," as this version of Android transitions to an "intelligence system." Android 17 has been spotted in beta testing for the Google Pixel, as it works to iron out any kinks before it's made widely available to everyone.
In addition to Gemini Intelligence, Google has revealed Android 17 will give you new creator tools, new emojis, major security upgrades, and more.
To activate Gemini Intelligence, you'll need to hold down the power button and tell the AI assistant exactly what you need. For example, you can dictate a grocery list, and Gemini will prepare a ready-to-order shopping cart in your favourite app. You can also snap a photo of a travel brochure and ask Gemini to find a similar tour for six people on Expedia.
The AI then works in the background, giving live updates as it completes the task — something Apple Intelligence currently leans away from, preferring shorter, app-contained interactions rather than multi-step automation.
You can snap a photo of a travel brochure and ask Gemini to find a similar tour for six people on Expedia. The AI then works in the background, giving live updates as it completes the task
|GOOGLE PRESS OFFICE
It can also handle routine online tasks like booking appointments or reserving parking spaces.
However, Google says you get the final say in Gemini's action. It's designed so it won’t complete bookings or payments without your final approval, a safeguard that mirrors Apple’s stricter on-device permission model.
You can dictate messages naturally – complete with filler words like “ums” and “likes” – and the AI refines them into clean, readable text while preserving your tone
|GOOGLE PRESS OFFICE
The keyboard is also getting an upgrade with a feature called Rambler. You can dictate messages naturally – complete with filler words like “ums” and “likes” – and the AI refines them into clean, readable text while preserving your tone. You’ll even be able to switch languages mid-sentence, with seamless handling of mixed speech, another area where Google is pushing for more fluid conversation.
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
Then there’s smarter autofill.
Gemini can pull details from connected apps to complete complex forms automatically, though this feature remains opt-in only. You can always turn this connection on or off in your settings.
Perhaps the most playful feature is Create My Widget. It's meant to let you describe what you want — like a weekly high-protein recipe widget —and Gemini builds it for you without any tricky coding required. For comparison, Apple has widget customisation, but not yet anything as generative or prompt-driven at this level.
Create My Widget is a feature meant to let you describe what you want — like a weekly high-protein recipe widget —and Gemini builds it for you without any tricky coding required
|GOOGLE PRESS OFFICE
Chrome is also expected to get AI upgrades from late June, where Gemini will be able to summarise long articles, compare information across tabs, and support deeper research workflows without you switching context.