Google brings agentic AI and vibe-coded widgets to Android
Key takeaways
- Google announced a number of new Gemini Intelligence-branded AI features at its Android Show: I/O Edition event on Tuesday.
- The company had already introduced some agentic capabilities, such as ordering food or booking a ride, to Gemini at the Samsung Galaxy S26 launch earlier this year.
- Now, Google s AI assistant will be able to handle a multistep process, like copying a grocery list from your notes app, then adding items to the cart in your shopping app.
Google announced a number of new Gemini Intelligence-branded AI features at its Android Show: I/O Edition event on Tuesday. These include the ability for AI to complete tasks across apps, browse the web, fill out forms, dictate speech, and even allow you to vibe-code your own Android widgets.
The company had already introduced some agentic capabilities, such as ordering food or booking a ride, to Gemini at the Samsung Galaxy S26 launch earlier this year. There, Google announced that Gemini would soon be able to perform more complex tasks, like booking a front-row bike for a spin class, finding a class syllabus in Gmail, and then searching for books related to that topic.
Now, Google s AI assistant will be able to handle a multistep process, like copying a grocery list from your notes app, then adding items to the cart in your shopping app. To use this feature, you ll press the phone s power button and describe the task. Meanwhile, the content on the phone s screen acts as the context for the assistant. Google noted that Gemini will wait for your final confirmation to complete the checkout.