Besides Recorder Summarize and Magic Compose in Google Messages, Gboard Smart Reply is the other feature that Gemini Nano powers on the Pixel 8 Pro. After initially just supporting WhatsApp, Google has quietly added support for two more apps.
Gemini Nano results in “higher-quality smart replies” that have “conversational awareness.” This “on-device AI model saves you time” – and Google’s computational resources – by not needing to query the cloud.
When the Feature Drop was announced, WhatsApp was the only supported app. A week later, Google quietly added Line and KakaoTalk, while promising that “more messaging apps in the new year” will add support.
It remains odd that Google Messages wasn’t an inaugural partner.
To enable, go to Settings > Developer Options > AiCore Settings > Enable Aicore Persistent. You also need to make sure the 1GB Gemini Nano model has been downloaded. Smart Replies will appear in the Gboard suggestion strip “in response to incoming messages.”
Meanwhile, Google announced this month that Gemini Nano is being used to power Magic Compose in Messages on the Pixel 8 Pro and Samsung S24 series.
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