Google has beaten Apple to the AI punch.
But now Google is rolling out more contextual abilities to Gemini on select Android devices.
Google confirmed thatit began rolling outGeminisProject Astra-poweredcamera and screen share capabilities this week.
Gemini’s Project Astra-infused screen sharing capabilities have slowly begun rolling out.© Florence Ion / Gizmodo
Its available for those paying for Gemini Advanced and those on the Google One AI Premium plan.
Ive confirmed with Google that the rollout is underway, though Ive been unable to access it myself.
The first user to report using it isnt even on a Google Pixel equipment.
YouTubeA screenshot from a video Google put together to show Gemini Live in action with camera access.
Geminis ability to see the world around it offers an edge.
The iPhone has what Apple Intelligence calls Visual Intelligence, which uses a camera to identify objects and text.
Itll be interesting to see how Google hones on these abilities.
I sawProject Astralast year during Googles annual developer conference, where I experienced the camera identification features in action.
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