Google is working on a new API for Android 16 that lets system apps perform actions on behalf of users inside applications. This new API is guarded by a permission that’ll be granted to the default assistant app, ie. Gemini on new Android devices.

Google released the first Android 16 developer preview earlier this week and keen-eyed observers are already uncovering interesting tidbits, including one that hints about a much more useful future for Google’s AI assistant.

Even back when Gemini was simply called Bard, we had the notion that Google Assistant was on life support. Now that Google has massaged Gemini into Android’s very core, we know that it will sunset Assistant sooner or later.

Newly uncovered code suggests that the next major release of Android will finally let Google’s Gemini AI perform functions within apps, rather than just

Some use cases are good, while others fall short. Here is a ranked list of the most to least helpful use cases for Gemini Live.

The Gemini app is now an integral part of the Pixel 9 experience, and AI is becoming more important on Android phones. Now, if you have an iPhone, you can check out Gemini by yourself, too.

When Google Gemini was first announced at the end of 2023, it came with a lot of promises. Unfortunately, our hopes were not met when it was released to the masses, and it didnt c