When AI first hit the scene, the main focus was on building the best chatbot. And in 2025, we saw a lot more progress toward creating a chatbot that accurately answers people's questions and prompts. However, the world of AI moves fast, and by 2026, chatbots were old news. We're all about agentic AI, now.

We've seen OpenClaw rock the scene, we've seen Claude Code bring agentic powers to everyone, and now, Google wants in on it. Its new Gemini Intelligence feature brings agentic app actions to your phone, with a few caveats.

Agentic AI comes to Android with Gemini Intelligence

The feature is launching on only a few phones

In a press release, Google pulled back the curtain on its agentic Gemini Intelligence tool (if that name sounds strikingly familiar, you aren't alone — remember Apple Intelligence?). While chatbots are confined to the window you're talking in, agentic AI can control your device to perform tasks for you. They're great for when you're unsure as to how to achieve something, or if you just want an AI to do a tedious job for you.

Gemini Intelligence adds an agentic layer to Google's AI assistant, enabling it to perform tasks within your installed apps. Google gives the following example as to what it's capable of:

App automation is even more powerful when you add screen or image context. Instead of manually switching between apps and copying data, Gemini can turn visual context into instant action. Imagine you have a long grocery list on your notes app. Just long-press the power button over the list and ask Gemini to build a shopping cart with all of the items for delivery.

Additionally, Gemini Intelligence will act as a browsing assistant in Chrome, allowing users to research, summarize, and compare content across the internet with a feature called Chrome Auto Browse. Google also says that Gemini Intelligence will be able to create custom, AI-generated widgets with natural language prompts and autofill forms with AI.

If these AI features sound interesting, you'll need to wait a little longer before you can try them. Google says it will release Gemini Intelligence in waves, beginning with "the latest Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel phones this summer," followed by "your Android devices, including your watch, car, glasses, and laptops" later in 2026.

Google also revealed its new Googlebook laptop and its long-awaited Android Auto refresh.