Android 16 gets ready to let Gemini control everything from alarms to video

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• Android 16 has a feature called “app functions.”
• App functions would allow Gemini to “perform actions on behalf of users inside applications.”
• We now have a better idea of what Gemini may be capable of with Android 16.

Google rolled out the first developer preview of Android 16 last month. Since its release, we discovered some interesting tidbits about the next OS, such as a new feature called “app functions.” This feature would allow Gemini to “perform actions on behalf of users inside applications,” like an AI agent, without the need for extensions. We have now uncovered what could be a list of these Android 16 app functions.

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