Google is consolidating its most advanced Gemini features under a new umbrella name — Gemini Intelligence — and rolling them out to premium Android phones like the Galaxy S26 series starting this summer. The move marks a shift toward phones that take on more tasks on your behalf, with automation, custom UI generation, and cross-app integration as the main pillars.
Task automation, already available on select Pixel and Samsung Galaxy phones, is the foundation. It lets Gemini operate certain apps for you using voice or text commands. Google is expanding the capability beyond its current limits in rideshare and food delivery apps "soon," and adding multimodal input — users can now pair text or voice prompts with screenshots or photos. The practical effect: show Gemini a photo of a grocery list and it will add those items to your cart.
A new feature called Create My Widget approaches the problem from the other direction. Instead of picking from a predefined set of widgets, users describe what they want in natural language and Gemini generates a custom one. Google's examples include a weather widget tailored for cyclists (showing wind speed and precipitation) and a dashboard that surfaces recipe suggestions matching a user's criteria (like three high-protein meal prep options per week). These widgets will sync to Wear OS devices, extending them to smartwatches.
Gemini is also reaching deeper into Chrome on Android. A new Gemini button in the browser lets users share webpage content and ask questions about it directly in the app. For Pro and Ultra subscribers, auto browse will handle routine tasks like booking appointments, with rollout scheduled for late June.
The integration that raises the most questions is optional Gemini autofill. Users can connect Gemini to their autofill settings, allowing it to pull information from Personal Intelligence sources — Google Photos, Gmail — to populate forms without manual entry. In theory, this means Gemini could retrieve a license plate number from your photo library or an email address from your inbox. Google's framing acknowledges the tension: the feature is described as both helpful and potentially concerning.
According to Ben Greenwood, Google's director of Android experiences, Gemini Intelligence features will "roll out in waves as they become ready throughout this year," with Galaxy and Pixel phones receiving updates first this summer. The broader pattern is clear: Google is betting that users will trade convenience for the kind of data access and automation that makes this possible.