Gemini Nano v3 adds support for Samsung S26 and Google Pixel 10

Google said on May 12 that Gemini Intelligence, its new package of premium Android AI features, will start rolling out in waves this summer on the latest Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel phones. The company tied the features to a new hardware and software bar that includes Gemini Nano v3, the latest version of its on-device model, according to Google’s Android and developer documentation. That has put the Samsung Galaxy S26 line and Google’s Pixel 10 family at the center of the first rollout, while many recent Android phones remain outside the initial list. Google has said the broader expansion will continue later in 2026 across more Android devices, including watches, cars, glasses and laptops. ### Which phones are in the first wave? Google’s public materials point to the Galaxy S26 series and Pixel 10 series as the lead devices for the new on-device AI stack. In its Gemini Intelligence announcement, Google said it had spent months fine-tuning multi-step automation on the Galaxy S26 and Pixel 10 in food and rideshare apps. In a separate Samsung Unpacked post dated February 25, Google said Gemini app task automation would start as a beta on select devices including the Galaxy S26 series, initially in the United States and Korea. (blog.google) The Pixel 10 line is also the clearest confirmed home for Gemini Nano v3. Google’s Android developer blog said the Prompt API “currently performs best” on the Pixel 10 device series, which runs nano-v3, and the Android developers AI page said the latest version of Gemini Nano had launched on the Pixel 10 device series. (blog.google) ### Where does the Galaxy S26 fit into Gemini Nano v3 support? Google’s consumer-facing posts emphasize Galaxy S26 support for the broader Gemini Intelligence rollout, but the company’s clearest device-specific nano-v3 confirmation is for Pixel 10. Reports from 9to5Google, citing Google’s developer materials, listed Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+, and Galaxy S26 Ultra among Android devices supporting Gemini Nano v3. (developer.android.com) Android Central reported the same device list during Google I/O week. That means the current picture is split between official product announcements and developer references. Google has directly named the Galaxy S26 series as an early Gemini Intelligence device family, and outside reporting tied that eligibility to nano-v3 support on the S26, S26+ and S26 Ultra. ### What exactly does Gemini Nano v3 do? (9to5google.com) Google’s developer documentation describes Gemini Nano as the company’s on-device foundation model for Android, running through the AICore system service. The model is used by ML Kit GenAI APIs for tasks including prompting, summarization, proofreading, rewriting, image description and speech recognition, while keeping processing on the device. (blog.google) The latest version matters because Google is using it as a gate for newer Android AI features. The developer blog said nano-v3 is built on the same architecture as Gemma 3n, and Google’s AI on Android page called it the company’s most powerful multimodal on-device model. (developer.android.com) ### Why are many recent Android phones excluded? Google’s requirements for Gemini Intelligence go beyond a software update. Reporting from 9to5Google and Digital Trends, both citing Google’s published requirements, said eligible devices need a flagship-grade chipset, at least 12GB of RAM, AICore support, Gemini Nano v3 or newer, at least five Android OS upgrades, six years of security updates, and quality thresholds tied to stability and crash rates. (developer.android.com) Those requirements leave out several recent premium phones for now. The same reports said devices including the Pixel 9 series and Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7 are still on Gemini Nano v2, which means they do not currently meet the Gemini Intelligence standard. ### When will users see the features? Google said on May 12 that Gemini Intelligence features would roll out in waves starting this summer on the latest Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel phones. (9to5google.com) The company also said the experience would become available later in 2026 across other Android form factors, including watches, cars, glasses and laptops. The next concrete step is the summer rollout on Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel devices that meet Google’s requirements, with the Galaxy S26 series and Pixel 10 family named in Google’s launch materials and related developer documentation. (blog.google)