Google AI extends to Android Auto and Wear OS

Android Revolution. In the absence of a week that Google E / S, the annual developer event of The Grand G, The company announced by surprise a previous event in charge of the progress of the news of the most used operating system in the world in general and in Europe in particular, which already goes beyond the mobile.

In addition to a new light and useful design, the main protagonist of all Android changes He has his own name: Gemini. Google’s artificial intelligence is the central element in the way the company has redesigned Android 16. It also does so from the majority of important security and confidentiality.

The truth is that if Android has come to phones for the first time by pressing a button, Google is now extending the Gemini beyond the phone to transform it into a really useful and intelligent assistant. It will be omnipresent to be on the stopwatch, the TV or the car. Everything to integrate this technology on an up -to -date day basis and facilitate speech naturally.

“We are expanding Gemini beyond the phone, to make it a truly intelligent and useful assistant, which can access all your devices. Gemini is always at your disposal To help you, the same thing if you have executed, if you drive or if you rest on the sofa, “said Guemmy Kim, senior product director and Android user experience.

From car to glasses

Google's ambition is that Gemini is the total and final assistant. It's more than a assistantA partner to take everywhere, and that is why he wants him to have a presence in all the devices that we have more by hand.

After the mobile, the closest will be smart watches with To carry. Google explains that Gemini will arrive in the coming months towards these devices thinking of the great utility which can remove the AI ​​directly from the wrist when we do not have the mobile in hand. So, for example, if we play sports, cooking with stained hands or when you go from one place to another, it gains importance to speak to the apparatus like the same Michael Knight.

The most important thing about interaction with Gemini is that he seeks speak naturally And do not create orders. So, for example, if we have just entered CrossFit and left our mute in the locker room, it will be enough to tell Gemini “Remember that I left things at the box office 4”. In addition, Google AI is able to integrate into the rest of the applications, which can be invited to refer to the conversations we have had with friends or places where we have coffee.

Another scenario where the Gemini will be particularly important by having their hands always busy and having to look on the road is in the car, Android auto con. If the voice commands with the Google assistant were already useful for responding to conversations or changing music, they will now go much further.

“Gemini will still improve this experience, Since you can talk to him by driving and explaining what you need in the most natural way. The objective is to keep the view on the road, without having to think a lot about a perfect instruction or the concern to press the right button, “explains Kim.

Gemini in Android Auto will arrive in the coming months towards these models with integrated Google and will go far beyond the choice of the best route to reach the destination. The company explains that it is designed to help us on the way, such as the location of loading stations, mail offices or cafes. In addition You can summarize the messages, respond in other languages ​​with a simultaneous translation or request news summaries.

In addition to the car will also reach televisions, by the hand of the new Google TV which was launched last September. If the device was already the ambition to take control of the connected house, it will now do it with the Gemini. We will have control of the house ecosystem with a voice in a more natural way, but also with the possibility of asking for recommendations to know what to see, adapted according to tastes and the public – particularly important for children – as well as to make the requests that we would make in Google in general.

However, the most promising element of this Gemini Ubiquity is – without a doubt – in headphones and Android XR glasses, This will facilitate special importance in next week from Google. From the company, they explain that, on the platform, they build with Samsung “, it will offer new ways of interacting with a whole future generation of devices, helmets with glasses, and all that is between the two.”

Google expects Samsung to launch its first helmet in the coming months with this technologyWith what Gemini can help do more ambitious things such as vacation planning, deployment of local videos, cards and recommendations around you. Likewise, an entire route can be created in a few minutes with a more realistic sensation of the sites you explore. In addition to virtual glasses and helmets, also Sony and Samsung headphones, you will have personalized, powerful and proactive help, wherever you are and any Android device used.

A safer environment

This commitment to Gemini's artificial intelligence made Google strengthened security and confidentiality on Android with Pixel 9 Pro as a banner of the armored device. These include the best protections against the scams by phone, a pilot experience to improve the protection of banking requests, detecting scams in the application of messages or the Armor against malicious applications.

In the first case, Google explains that to fight Telephone scams They work to block specific actions and warn users when we detect any attempt at sophisticated fraud. “These operations occur entirely in the device and only apply to conversations with people who are not on our contact list”, which is why new protections during Android calls provide an additional defense layer which avoids carrying out risk safety actions during it.

Regarding the detection of messages, the application has the function Scam detection This detects a model of suspicious conversation and warns in real time so that you can react before you the victim of a scam which implies economic damage. Android has also developed a key auditor to fight against fraud and identity of identity and new measures to protect the device.

All this innovation comes with “the commitment of the company to offer safety improvements and new innovative functions that contribute to Protect our users. To do this, we are developing a close collaboration with partners of the Android ecosystem and with the whole security community, “explains Dave Kleidermacher, VP engineering, security and confidentiality in Android.

Better design

Personalization is fundamental in Android and Material 3 expressive, one of the largest updates in years. With him, the company seeks to ensure that the device of each user feels unique. More specifically, he seeks to offer new ways to show everyone's style and personality, as well as fluid interactions and presents information with Easy reading.

This new design form which covers applications to notifications does not remain on phones but also reaches the rounded screen of the Pixel Watch. We can have better integration of messages and more personalization. In addition, with Wear OS 6, the battery will improve 10% thanks to the optimization of the system.