This is what they use it for

All through 2023 and 2024, the generative AI hype prepare has absolutely taken maintain of the tech world, for higher or worse. Virtually each publicly traded firm is attempting to include some type of generative AI into its merchandise, and there’s no scarcity of fashions and providers to select from. Gemini, Google’s household of huge language fashions (LLMs) and AI chatbots, is likely one of the prime contenders on this area, and Google is leveraging its management over Android to deliver its know-how to as many individuals as potential.

Gemini Nano, probably the most light-weight model of the Gemini LLM that’s optimized to run on cellular gadgets, made its debut on the Google Pixel 8 Professional in late 2023. In 2024, it made its manner over to the Samsung Galaxy S24 collection and later the Pixel 8 and the Pixel 8a, though on the latter two gadgets, it’s solely obtainable as a developer preview. With the launch of Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 final month, Google expanded Gemini Nano to foldables for the primary time. Right here’s a have a look at what AI options are powered by Gemini Nano on the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6.

Do the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 actually help Gemini Nano?

In case you have been pondering that Gemini Nano is used to energy most of the options which might be below the Galaxy AI umbrella, then you definitely’re unsuitable. In actual fact, evidently not one of the Galaxy AI options are powered by Gemini Nano, not even text-based options like Chat Help, Observe Help, Transcript Help, or Shopping Help. We all know this as a result of we examined it: All of the Galaxy AI options that work absolutely offline functioned even when the Gemini Nano mannequin wasn’t downloaded. For instance, altering the writing fashion via Samsung Keyboard, tweaking the spelling and grammar via Samsung Keyboard, transcribing textual content via Samsung Voice Recorder, and translating textual content labored with out Gemini Nano being current.

Though neither Google nor Samsung has confirmed that the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 help Gemini Nano, we all know that each telephones have it for 2 easy causes: They each ship with the AICore service preinstalled, and each help the on-device model of the Google Messages app’s Magic Compose characteristic. AICore, in the event you aren’t conscious, is an Android system service that handles downloading, updating, and offering an API for the Gemini Nano mannequin. You’ll be able to inform when the Gemini Nano mannequin has been downloaded by wanting on the dimension of the AICore app; if it’s ~50MB, then the mannequin hasn’t been downloaded but, but when it’s >~1GB, then it has been downloaded. By clearing the info of the AICore app, enabling the “course of information solely on machine” toggle below Galaxy AI settings, after which testing the varied Galaxy AI options, we may affirm that not one of the Galaxy AI options use Gemini Nano.

What AI options are powered by Gemini Nano?

So what AI options on the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 really do use Google’s Gemini Nano LLM? Effectively, we already talked about one among them: Magic Compose in Google Messages. Magic Compose is a characteristic within the Google Messages app that implies a collection of potential canned responses which you could ship to a contact. So as to supply extra personalised responses, Magic Compose makes use of the final 20 messages in your conversations as context. For higher privateness, this entire characteristic runs solely on-device for telephones with Gemini Nano put in. Oddly, in the event you verify Google’s help web page for Magic Compose, it solely lists the Pixel 8 Professional and Galaxy S24 collection as supporting the on-device model of the characteristic, however the Messages app itself says that Magic Compose runs on-device on my Galaxy Z Fold 6. We additionally checked the Galaxy Z Flip 6 and may affirm the identical message is current there, too.

There are formally two different AI options that depend on Gemini Nano, however neither of them can be found on the Galaxy Z Fold 6, Galaxy Z Flip 6, or Galaxy S24. That’s as a result of Samsung gadgets don’t have the Pixel Recorder app, in order that they clearly can’t make the most of the app’s on-device summarization characteristic. As for Gboard’s good reply characteristic, Samsung gadgets with Gemini Nano ought to be able to supporting it, however it appears it’s not obtainable regardless. The probably cause is that Gboard good reply requires the AICore service to run persistently in reminiscence, however there isn’t an possibility to take action on Samsung gadgets. On the Pixel 8 Professional, for instance, there’s an “allow AICore Persistent” possibility below Settings > Developer Choices > AICore Settings.

Though Gemini Nano use is fairly restricted proper now on the Galaxy S24 collection, Galaxy Z Fold 6, and Galaxy Z Flip 6, which may not be true for lengthy, as varied third-party apps are making ready to put it to use. Adobe Acrobat will use Gemini Nano to summarize paperwork on-device, Grammarly will use it to supply on-device grammar strategies, and Patreon will use it to summarize messages. Plus, you possibly can guess that Google is cooking up extra Gemini Nano-powered AI options in its personal apps.

Lastly, I’m certain a few of it’s possible you’ll be questioning: If Samsung isn’t utilizing Gemini Nano for its on-device options, then what’s it utilizing? Whereas we don’t know for certain, it’s potential that Galaxy AI is utilizing the Samsung Gauss household of generative AI fashions, which consists of fashions for language, coding, and picture technology.