Gemini Helps You Do More on Your Phone

Google has added new tricks to its Gemini AI that let users ask the phone to run simple tasks, like ordering a ride or food. The update is still in testing and works only on a handful of apps that deal with food, groceries or rides. It can be used on certain Pixel and Samsung phones and is available right now only in the United States and Korea. The AI can take a list of steps from the user, but it needs a clear command to start. While the task is running you can see what it’s doing and stop it if something looks wrong. Gemini runs inside a safe sandbox so it can only touch the chosen apps and nothing else on your phone.Other companies are doing similar things. ChatGPT can schedule jobs or help with calendars and slideshows. Anthropic’s Cowork lets people automate file work without coding, and a tool called OpenClaw can send emails or book flights. Google’s new Gemini feature fits into this trend of using AI to handle everyday chores. Alongside the task‑automation, Google is rolling out more safety tools. A scam‑detection system now warns about suspicious phone calls on Samsung phones in the U. S. , and a text‑scam detector will be added to more devices soon. The Circle‑to‑Search feature, which lets you draw on the screen to start a search, now covers everything visible on your display instead of just one item. This means you can tap an outfit and find all the pieces or learn more about a group of objects on your screen.