Google adds new Gemini Intelligence features to Android

In short: Google says its Gemini assistant on Android will soon be able to handle more tasks across apps, help with web pages, fill in forms, and let people create widgets by describing them.

What happened

Google announced a set of new Android features under the name “Gemini Intelligence” at its Android Show: I/O Edition event. The company says Gemini will be able to complete multi step tasks across different apps. One example Google gave is copying a grocery list from a notes app and adding the items to a shopping cart.

To start a task, you press the phone’s power button and describe what you want done. Google says Gemini uses what is on your screen as clues for what you mean, like a helper looking at the page you are pointing to. The assistant will ask for a final confirmation before it checks out.

Google also said an “auto browse” feature, where Gemini can browse the web and help complete tasks like booking an appointment, is coming to Android. In late June, Gemini is also expected to appear in Chrome on Android to summarize a web page or answer questions about it.

Other additions include form filling, after Gemini learns details you choose to share through “Personal Intelligence” (an opt in feature you can turn off). Gemini is also coming to Gboard, Android’s keyboard, with a dictation feature that can format what you say and remove filler words.

Finally, Google says people will be able to create Android widgets (small info boxes on your home screen) by describing what they want in plain language, sometimes called “vibe coding.”

Why it matters

If these features work well, they could reduce the small, repetitive steps many people do on their phones, like copying information between apps, filling out the same details, or turning a spoken note into clean text.

Source: TechCrunch AI