Google announced Gemini Intelligence at the Android Show 2026, bringing a suite of AI-driven features to Android devices that allow the assistant to automate tasks, fill out forms, generate custom widgets, and clean up voice transcriptions.
The centerpiece of the update is Gemini’s expanded ability to automate multi-step tasks across third-party apps. Using natural language prompts, Gemini can plan trips, summarize emails, and organize notes on a user’s behalf. Google also demonstrated a visual context feature: users can share their screen with Gemini to complete tasks without manually switching between apps. In one example, a user with a grocery list in a notes app could summon Gemini by long-pressing the power button and have it build a shopping cart for delivery. When Gemini is acting on a user’s behalf, its progress will be visible in the notification menu, and the company states the AI only acts after receiving explicit instructions.
Autofill is also being updated. Android devices will use Gemini’s Personal Intelligence feature to automatically populate more fields across apps, including Chrome.
A new tool called “Create My Widget” lets users describe a home screen widget in natural language and have AI build it. Google’s examples include a dashboard showing weekly high-protein meal prep recipes or a weather widget displaying only wind speed and rain data. These widgets will also work on Wear OS smartwatches.
Gboard is receiving a feature called Rambler, which converts spoken words to text while removing filler words such as “ums” and “ahs” and restructuring sentences into a concise message. Google states that audio is used only for real-time transcription and is not stored or saved. Rambler also supports multilingual conversations, including mid-message language switching between combinations like English and Hindi.
Gemini Intelligence features are scheduled to roll out first to the latest Samsung and Google flagship devices in summer 2026, with availability expanding to more Android devices — including smartwatches, cars, glasses, and laptops — later in the year.
Source: mint – technology