Google gives Android the AI ​​treatment at MWC | Top Vip News

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Google’s Gemini implementation for AI imaging is facing a lot of criticism. But that doesn’t stop the search and mobile giant from riding the AI ​​wave and implementing it in more services. Today, Google announced a new set of features for phones, cars, and wearables: using Gemini to create messages, AI-generated image captions, summarizing texts via AI for Android Auto, along with access to passes on Wear OS.

The new features were unveiled at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, ​​an event in which Google, as the company behind Android, has featured strongly for years.

The company said that starting this week, Google Messages will get a feature that allows you to access Gemini in the app. The feature is currently in beta and only supports English.

Google is also rolling out a feature for Android Auto that reads long text message summaries and contextualizes group chats. The feature, first announced last month, also offers quick response suggestions.

The search giant is also launching some accessibility-related features at MWC. First, the company’s Lookout app, which helps the visually impaired with things like food and document labels, will now generate AI-powered captions for images where captions or alt text are missing or inaccurate. The feature is now rolling out to all users around the world with support for English. Last year, Google updated the Lookout app with an AI-powered assistant, allowing users to ask questions about images.

Google is also rolling out improved screen reader support for Lens in Maps. Users can point their phone’s camera around them and TalkBack will read information about places and signs.

On the productivity front, Google is expanding support for handwritten notes to documents on Android phones or tablets using just a finger or stylus. You can choose from different pen styles and colors to highlight certain points in a document.

Additionally, the company is rolling out support for Spotify via an output toggle on the Android home screen. This means you can relisten to a song or podcast from one source to another with Spotify. Previously, this feature was only supported on YouTube Music.

Google is also updating the Fitbit app with support for pulling data from different sources like AllTrails, Oura Ring, and MyFitnessPal. The company redesigned the app with a new three-tab layout last year. The Today tab shows data such as exercise, steps, calories burned, and floors climbed. And the “You” tab shows you data from different apps along with Fitbit’s own data.

There are also some Wear OS-related updates as part of this announcement. You can now access Google Wallet passes like boarding passes, event tickets, gym memberships, and loyalty cards right from the watch. Plus, you can get directions to public transportation using your voice. What’s more, there’s an option to mirror directions from your phone or get compass-guided navigation directions.