Google is working on a new API for Android 16 that lets system apps perform actions on behalf of users inside applications. This new API is guarded by a permission that’ll be granted to the default assistant app, ie. Gemini on new Android devices.

Even back when Gemini was simply called Bard, we had the notion that Google Assistant was on life support. Now that Google has massaged Gemini into Android’s very core, we know that it will sunset Assistant sooner or later.

Newly uncovered code suggests that the next major release of Android will finally let Google’s Gemini AI perform functions within apps, rather than just

One of its promises for the smarter Siri we’ll supposedly get in iOS 18 is that it will be able to take action in apps for you. By updating its app intents framework, Apple has created a way for developers to expose “order food”-type functions to Siri.

Google's Gemini is evolving with new features to take actions within apps, marking a transformative step for AI assistants.

Phone users have had access to Gemini via the Google app for a while now, but the new standalone app quells Gemini Live's absence

Some use cases are good, while others fall short. Here is a ranked list of the most to least helpful use cases for Gemini Live.