Google announced new updates to Gemini, the AI that powers the Android operating system.
Most of the new features sound helpful, though they might seem more subtle than you were expecting.
Stay tuned for those announcements.
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Google Search will return step-by-step instructions upon query.
Honestly, my elder millennial self is jealous you kids have help like this these days.
This particular update will roll out over the next few months.
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First, Gemini Nano will become multimodal.
The AI will finally be able to process text input and audio or video simultaneously.
Gemini Nano is also powering the scam detection feature in the Phone app that Google announced during the keynote.
Drag and drop generative images between Gemini and other apps.Image: Google
This feature scans the conversation on-rig to determine if theres a scam happening in real-time.
Google says the conversation is processed on the hardware side and doesnt go to a server.
Google reminded its developers that Gemini is available for use inAndroid Studio.
An example of a dialog window that Gemini will pop up when it suspects a scam call is in progress.Image: Google
Developers get early access to Gemini 1.5 Pro, which can help with coding and compiling.
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