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September Android Update Adds Gemini Memory, Motion Assist and Accessibility
Google has released new Android features for September.
Gemini can now remember where you put important things, such as a passport.
You can tell Gemini the location and even add a photo.
Later, Find Hub can help you remember where the item is.
Motion Assist shows bubbles that move with a vehicle to help reduce motion sickness.
Guided Vision lets Gemini describe what a phone camera sees.
This may help people who are blind or have low vision read text and identify objects.
Google Messages will also let people work together on shared Google Keep lists and notes.
Gemini can remember where users store items such as passports and spare keys through Find Hub.
Motion Assist uses moving bubbles to help reduce motion sickness on Android 17 devices.
Guided Vision lets Gemini Live describe surroundings for blind and low-vision users.
Google Messages is gaining Google Keep collaboration tools for shared lists and notes.
The features are rolling out to supported Android devices in countries where the relevant services are available.
- Who
- Google and users of supported Android devices.
- What
- Google released a September Android update with Gemini memory, Motion Assist, Guided Vision and Google Keep collaboration in Google Messages.
- Where
- On supported Android devices in countries where Gemini and Find Hub are available.
- When
- During Google's September Android Drop; rollout timing varies by feature and device.
- Why
- To make everyday tasks easier, reduce motion sickness and improve accessibility and collaboration.
Key facts
- Update
- September Android Drop
- Gemini memory
- Users can tell Gemini where they stored belongings, with optional photo context.
- Find Hub
- Remembered locations appear in Find Hub's remembered items section.
- Motion Assist
- Available with Android 17 and uses customizable bubbles that track vehicle movement.
- Guided Vision
- Coming to Android 9 and newer phones where Gemini is available.
- Messages collaboration
- Google Keep shared lists and notes can be created or edited within Google Messages.
Quotes
Example voice command demonstrating Gemini’s remembered-items feature
“Remember in Find Hub that I put my passport in my bedroom drawer.”
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