Google to roll Gemini Intelligence to Samsung phones first

Google said on May 12 that Gemini Intelligence, its new package of on-device and app-linked AI features for Android, will debut first on select Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel phones this summer. The company said the rollout will begin in waves and later expand to other Android form factors, including watches, cars, glasses and laptops. Google framed the update as part of a broader push to make Android “more proactive,” with Gemini handling multi-step tasks, summarizing webpages and helping users create content. The first public details came in a post by Mindy Brooks, Google’s vice president of product management for Android. ### Which phones did Google name first? Google said the first wave will land on “the latest Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel phones” this summer. In the same announcement, the company said it had spent months fine-tuning multi-step automation on the Galaxy S26 and Pixel 10, naming those devices as early targets for the work. Samsung already has a close launch cadence with Google on flagship AI features. (blog.google) In a February 25 post tied to Galaxy Unpacked, Google said select Gemini app automation tools would start as a beta on the Galaxy S26 series in the United States and Korea, covering categories such as food, grocery and rideshare apps. ### What does Gemini Intelligence actually do on the phone? (blog.google) Google said Gemini Intelligence is designed to automate “tedious tasks” across apps. The company’s examples included booking a ride, reordering food, finding information in Gmail and adding items to a shopping cart, with Gemini handling the steps in the background while users keep control through notifications and stop buttons. (blog.google) The May 12 post also listed webpage summarization and form filling in Chrome, a “Rambler” feature that turns spoken thoughts into polished text messages, and custom widget creation through natural-language prompts. Google said those features combine Gemini models with Android software and device hardware on its “most advanced devices.” ### Why is Samsung at the front of the line? (blog.google) Google and Samsung have been presenting new Android AI features together for several product cycles. Google said in February that its “decade-long partnership” with Samsung was behind new AI features arriving on the Galaxy S26 series, and Android’s consumer-facing pages continue to market recent Galaxy flagships as devices with Gemini built in. (blog.google) Google did not say in its May 12 post that Samsung had an exclusive window. It said only that Gemini Intelligence would start on select Samsung and Google phones this summer, with broader availability on other Android devices later in the year. ### Does this point to Samsung’s next foldables too? Samsung’s current foldable line has already been a launch vehicle for Google AI features. (blog.google) In a July 2025 post, Google said the Galaxy Z Fold7, Z Flip7 and Watch8 series were the first new devices to launch with Android 16 and Wear OS 6 while also getting updated Gemini and Circle to Search features. (blog.google) Google has not, in the material it published on May 12, named a future foldable launch or said Gemini Intelligence will debut specifically with a new foldable and One UI release. The company’s confirmed timeline is that select Samsung Galaxy and Pixel phones arrive first this summer, followed by broader device categories later in 2026. ### What comes after the first phone rollout? (blog.google) Google said later in 2026 the same Gemini Intelligence push will move beyond phones to watches, cars, glasses and laptops. That would extend the company’s AI assistant strategy across Android and adjacent Google software surfaces rather than limiting the rollout to handsets. This summer is the next named milestone Google has given. (blog.google) The company has not yet published a device-by-device launch list or exact release dates beyond saying the first wave will start on select Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel phones.