Overview
- Google and Samsung announced on Wednesday that Gemini Notebook will ship preinstalled on the Galaxy Z Flip 8 and Galaxy Z Fold 8 with the Fold offering full side-by-side multitasking and drag‑and‑drop content sharing.
- On Wednesday Google expanded Gemini task automation to support more than 40 apps and gave the assistant the ability to read on-screen content and act on it while showing progress notifications so users can intervene.
- The Galaxy Watch 9 gains a raise‑to‑activate gesture that opens Gemini without a wake phrase, letting users start hands‑free queries or tasks by lifting their wrist.
- Samsung confirmed Gemini support for its Intelligent Eyewear later this year, with new frame designs from Gentle Monster and Warby Parker that aim to enable hands‑free navigation, captures, and transactional prompts.
- Samsung’s new foldables also include a six‑month Google AI Pro trial, a pairing that could speed on‑device AI use for shopping, travel and productivity while keeping users in the loop by requiring user completion of purchases and other transactions.