A few days ago, Google announced Gemini Intelligence, which seems to be more than just a rebranding effort. It’s actually an impressive set of features that, among other things, can automate multi-step tasks and execute them entirely in the background on its own, including things like sourcing and transforming information and interacting with various apps and websites autonomously on your behalf. There is even a “Rambler” component coming to Gboard that lets you talk freely with any and all filler or crutch words that most of us unintentionally use, and even mix languages in the same sentence. Crazy stuff. Do check out the demos in the linked article if you haven’t yet.
Don’t just expect to see Gemini Intelligence on any old Android device, though. As far as we currently know, the feature will probably be making its debut on Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Z Fold8 and Z Flip8 devices, and Google has confirmed that the Galaxy S26 series and Pixel 10 series will also get it “this summer”.
Meanwhile, a footnote on the official android.com website paints Gemini Intelligence as a really premium and exclusive thing, at least for now. The stated requirements include at least 12GB of RAM, so whatever models Gemini Intelligence relies on seem to be fairly hard to run on device. Naturally, the host device also needs to support AICore, which is an Android system service that exposes an API for apps to perform AI tasks on top of an on-device Gemini Nano model. Gemini Intelligence specifically mentions it needs Gemini Nano v3 or greater, and there are currently only a handful of devices that actually support that.
On top of that, there are a bit more arbitrary requirements listed for Gemini Intelligence as well, like a “Qualifies SOC (flagship chip)”, passing quality at launch test suite on A17+, and meeting quality in Field requirements like low crash rates. The device also has to offer 5 OS upgrades and six years of quarterly security updates, as well as support for Android Virtualization Framework (AVF) and pKVM (Protected Kernel-based Virtual Machine). There is even a vague line for enforced “Media performance (latest): spatial audio, low light, hdr; gaming: annual GGI + driver updates”.
That really is a very, very exclusive club of devices. In fact, it is perhaps interesting to point out that a recent specs leak for the Google Pixel 11 family suggested that the non-Pro models might be available with as little as 8GB of RAM. So, no Gemini Intelligence for them then? Your guess is as good as ours, but that just doesn’t seem right.
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