Let Gemini handle your multi-step daily tasks on Android.
Summary
The Gemini app, launching soon for Pixel 10 and Samsung Galaxy S26, allows users to automate multi-step tasks like booking rides or reordering food, enhancing productivity.
Why It Matters
This feature represents a significant advancement in mobile AI, enabling users to streamline daily tasks while prioritizing safety and privacy. As automation becomes more integrated into personal devices, understanding its implications is crucial for users and developers alike.
Key Takeaways
- Gemini can automate multi-step tasks on select Android devices.
- The feature emphasizes user control, transparency, and privacy.
- Initial availability is limited to specific apps in food, grocery, and rideshare categories.
When you’re working on a repetitive daily task, it’s easy to daydream about handing it off to someone else. Now, we’re showing an early preview of what’s possible. Launching soon as a beta feature in the Gemini app for Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S26 series, you can offload multi-step tasks directly to Gemini — initially in the U.S. and Korea. 1 Simply long-press the power button and ask Gemini to help book you a ride home or reorder your last meal on DoorDash. Gemini will work seamlessly in the background, leaving you free to keep using your phone.This is built to prioritize your safety and privacy:Control: Automations begin with your command and stop as soon as the task is finished.Transparency: You can monitor Gemini’s progress live via notifications, allowing you to view, jump in or stop the task.Access: Gemini automates the task by running the app you need in a secure, virtual window on your phone. This means Gemini can only access limited apps, and not the rest of your device.This beta feature will be initially available for select apps in the food, grocery and rideshare categories. We’re just getting started, and we look forward to hearing your feedback. 1 Supervise closely, interrupt when needed. Select apps only. Compatibility and availability varies. 18+. Available on Galaxy S26 devices and Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, and Pixel 10 Pro XL. POSTED IN: Related stories
