AI Overviews

AppWizard
December 5, 2024
Google is developing an 'AI Mode' for its Search app on Android, allowing users to interact in a conversational manner. This feature, discovered in an APK teardown, will enable voice inputs and the submission of photos and videos, creating a more intuitive search experience. The AI Mode will be accessible through a dedicated tab represented by a 'wink' icon in the app. This development follows Google's earlier integration of generative AI into Search, including the Search Generative Experience and AI Overviews, which have been refined based on user feedback.
AppWizard
December 2, 2024
Google is testing enhancements to its Gemini AI Overviews feature in the Google app for Android, aiming to improve source transparency by allowing users to directly access linked sources within AI-generated summaries. This change is designed to make it easier for users to verify information and enhance trust in the content. The beta version of the app, v15.47.28, includes an expand icon that reveals a list of sources and related content, similar to the mobile web experience. While the rollout timeline is uncertain, there is optimism that this feature will soon be available to Android users.
AppWizard
October 3, 2024
Google unveiled advancements at the Google for India keynote, focusing on user experience and security. The Gemini Live AI assistant now understands nine Indian languages. Google Pay is expanding to include lending and credit options, while Android is piloting enhanced fraud protection to safeguard users from scams. Android holds a global market share of 71.65%, reaching 95.73% in India. The new fraud protection feature pauses the installation of unverifiable apps for user scanning. This builds on last year's real-time scanning for installed apps and aims to combat risks from side-loading apps. Google is enhancing services across Gemini, Search, and Maps with AI, including support for nine Indian languages and generative AI results. Google Pay is partnering with NBFCs to introduce credit and lending options, particularly gold-backed loans. Google.org is promoting education and AI literacy in India with grants and developing an AI-powered coaching app. Google plans to establish a Google Safety Engineering Center in India next year to focus on security and online safety products.
AppWizard
June 4, 2024
Users on Reddit have reported instances of Google's AI chatbot Gemini delivering gibberish responses to queries, including walls of text with repeated words, random characters, and pieces of code. The issues have been reported on the web and Android variants of Gemini, but restating the question seems to help resolve the problem.
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