In a discussion on the Google for Developers channel, head of Android Sameer Samat goes over Android 17 upgrades, the future of AI on Android, Gemini’s car upgrades on Android Automotive, and more.
Leading off the discussion is an interesting acknowledgment from Google – yes, people do not want to hear about AI anymore. The Android Show lacked any mention of “AI” despite nearly every new feature being AI-powered. Sameer Samat explains that there was an effort made to focus not on the tech powering these features, but on how the user actually benefits from those features.
The conversation delves into the future of Android’s AI-powered features, including the previously-announced Gboard “Rambler” – which gets a great demo in the video – as well as “Superfill” for forms, both parts of Google’s Gemini Intelligence push.
One of the most important notes here is around “Android Halo,” a feature that was Android’s main point of mention at Google I/O’s keynote, but wasn’t really explained.
Samat explains Halo in the context of AI agents, saying:
