Gemini Intelligence comes to Android: 5 features from summer 2026

Is your Android phone finally becoming a proactive assistant that gets things done for you? Partly, yes, but only if you have a brand-new flagship.

Google unveiled the Gemini Intelligence bundle at I/O 2026, a unified collection of AI features baked straight into Android. The first phones with the full set are the Pixel 10 and Galaxy S26, with gradual rollout to smartwatches, cars and laptops later this year.

The difference from the regular Gemini, already used by millions through the app, is that Intelligence is wired in at the system level. The phone can react to context before the user explicitly asks for help.

1. Task automation across multiple apps

The first and most ambitious feature. Gemini can chain actions from different apps into a single flow. A concrete example from the Google demo: pulling a list from an email, adding the books from that list to a store cart and placing the order, all from a single prompt.

The old way required manually switching between email, browser and store app. The new approach handles it in one dialog.

2. Chrome that browses for you

The second feature is proactive help during browsing. Gemini can open a site, book an appointment or pay for parking without dragging the user through every step.

The user sets the goal. Gemini works out the steps.

Privacy is the obvious question. Google says all activity runs locally on the phone when the hardware supports it, and that data is not sent to the server without explicit permission.

3. Smart form filling

The third feature, less visible but useful. Autofill now relies on Gemini for complex forms, not just addresses and cards.

A user signing up for a service can fill out fields requesting personal information from different sources in one tap:

• name and address from contacts
• professional details from the LinkedIn app if installed
• banking details from Google Wallet

Classic Autofill only handled fields tagged with standard labels. Gemini Autofill picks up on context and chooses the right value from a range of sources.

4. Rambler, speech that becomes a clean message

The feature most likely to change daily use. Rambler takes natural speech with all its restarts and corrections, and outputs a polished message.

A concrete example: you tell the phone “send mom, no, dad, that I am coming Wednesday, no, Thursday after work”. Old dictation would record that literally. Rambler strips out the self-corrections and writes “Dad, I am coming Thursday after work.”

The feature also handles mixing of multiple languages in one prompt, which is especially useful for users who shift between Serbian and English over the course of a day.

5. Widgets by description

The fifth feature is less practical but fun. Create My Widget lets you describe what you want on the home screen, and Android generates a custom widget.

For example: “a widget showing how many hours until my next meeting and the temperature outside”. The system builds that widget without the need for a dedicated app.

Hardware requirements you cannot skip

Here is the catch. Gemini Intelligence does not run on every Android phone. The minimum requirements are clear, and they are not low.

The needs are:

• a 2026-generation flagship processor
• at least 12 GB of RAM
• support for AI Core and Gemini Nano version 3 or newer

Pixel 9 and Galaxy Z Fold 7, which shipped in 2024 and 2025, run Gemini Nano v2 and will likely miss out on the full bundle. Google did not explicitly confirm which older models are cut, but the technical spec clearly narrows the list.

What this means for users in Serbia

The Pixel 10 is not officially available in Serbia, but it can be imported from Germany, Italy or via online retailers. The price starts at 699 euros (about 82,000 dinars) for the base model, plus any import costs.

The Galaxy S26 Ultra is in official distribution through Samsung Serbia and starts at 1,499 euros (about 175,700 dinars). Gemini Intelligence features arrive through a software update, not via new hardware.

Older phones get at least Rambler and the standard Gemini without the rest. The full set is therefore reserved for users replacing a phone in 2026.

Would you swap your current phone just to get Gemini Intelligence, or are you waiting for the features to spread to more devices?