With an open war between technology companies. Google was pushed to putting its most cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence within the reach of users. And Gemini Nano is available on the Google Pixel 8 Pro: while it doesn’t yet do everything the company intended, it does start to predict replies to WhatsApp messages. And you can activate it.
Google announced its most advanced AI engine, a multimodal model that aims to renew all the products that the company offers to users; whether individuals or businesses. Gemini is the name chosen to rule them all, this model comes in three flavors: Nano, intended for local use in devices; Pro, for human interaction tools and Ultra, an advanced mode for applications requiring high power. And now it can be tested.
Gemini Nano appears shyly on the Google Pixel 8 Pro
As is often the case, it’s one thing for Google to announce something and another for it to be within our reach, even if the company claims to have already distributed it to users. This is the case of the Gemini Nano, which should already be found in the Google Pixel 8 Pro, a half-truth.
Gemini Pro can be tested on Google Bard, so we have confirmed it. In the case of the Gemini Nano, the tool comes with a system application that the Pixel 8 Pro includes: AICore. This application has a proactive operation, since intervenes depending on what the user does. And this is where WhatsApp comes into play, the only scenario in which Gemini Nano can currently be tested easily.
Smart Replies has been present on Android for some time, this feature is provided by Android System Intelligence. With Gemini Nano, Google takes a step forward, since the system can respond in a much more complete, human way and learning from the context. This is exactly what already works on WhatsApp. More or less.
Once the Gemini Nano is forced to operate, and as long as the GBoard keyboard is used, the AI model learns from the WhatsApp conversation to suggest complete replies when messages arrive. According to our tests, its operation is still limited, the suggestions are quite succinct (are not much different from native smart responses) and tend to be more comprehensive in English. Despite these drawbacks, it’s worth a try if you own a Pixel 8 Pro.
How to Force Gemini Nano on Google Pixel 8 Pro
The process does not require ROOT access or a specific system version: it is suitable for any updated Pixel 8 Pro. The steps are as follows:
- Make sure the Gemini Nano module is updated. To do this, download the latest AICore APK and install it on your Pixel 8 Pro.
- Open Android Settings, scroll down to “Phone Info” and tap “Build Number” (at the bottom) repeatedly until Developer Options is enabled.
- Go back to Settings and enter “System”.
- Go to the “Developer Options” you just enabled.
- Find the “AiCore Settings” menu and enable “Enable persistent AICore» to force Gemini Nano.
- Finally, restart your mobile.
And you already have the AI running in persistent mode. To use it, simply enter your WhatsApp and speak to the desired contacts using the GBoard keyboard: you will see that suggested replies appear on the keyboard every time your Google Pixel 8 Pro receives a new message. And this proactive operation is not only present in WhatsApp, but also in the Android Messages application. Of course, this may not work for you: it’s still in testing.
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