Google has introduced a slew of Android updates to kick off MWC this yr, together with Gemini integration with Messages and AI-powered textual content summaries for whenever you’re driving. As of this week, Messages customers will be capable of entry Google’s chatbot with out leaving the texting app. Gemini in Messages can deal with primary duties like drafting messages and serving to to plan occasions, or you possibly can simply chat with it if you happen to’re bored. The characteristic continues to be in beta, and it’s solely out there to English-language Messages customers for now, Google says.
Android Auto can be getting a lift from AI that would assist reduce distractions from folks texting you when you’re on the highway. If the group chat is blowing up your cellphone with nonstop messages or if somebody is sending you novels of textual content, Android Auto will robotically summarize the messages and browse you its extra succinct model. It’ll additionally counsel replies and actions primarily based on the messages, like sharing your ETA, so you possibly can reply with a single faucet and give attention to driving.
Google additionally introduced some new accessibility options for Android at MWC, together with AI-generated picture captions within the Lookout app. It’ll be capable of generate descriptions for photos discovered on-line or acquired in messages and browse them aloud to the consumer. The characteristic is simply out there in English to begin, however is rolling out globally. Google’s Lens characteristic in Maps is getting an enhanced display reader possibility as nicely, which is able to enable customers to level their cellphone’s digital camera at one thing in entrance of them, like a restaurant or transit station, and listen to details about it.
The Android updates additionally embody new casting controls for Spotify known as Spotify Join so customers can change seamlessly between their gadgets, like out of your headphones to a speaker. This characteristic was already out there for YouTube Music.
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