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Google Preps Gemini ‘Proactive Assistance’ With On-Device, Contextual Suggestions

App code with screenshots reveals Google testing on-device, privacy-focused suggestions for Gemini.

Overview

  • Reporters uncovered a hidden Proactive Assistance feature by decompiling the Google app and enabling its UI, but it is not available to users.
  • The feature is designed to surface suggestions based on what is on your screen, your notifications, and data from chosen apps like Contacts, Messages, Gmail, and Calendar.
  • In-app text says allowed data is processed in a private encrypted space on the device and is not used for AI training or human review.
  • The proactive feed previously labeled Your Day now appears as Daily brief, signaling a new interface for surfacing timely prompts.
  • This push builds on Google’s Personal Intelligence rollout and a 2025 demo that showed Gemini sending a study-quiz alert from Calendar signals, pointing to a shift from reactive chats to helpful nudges.