Overview

• Google will roll out on July 7 an update enabling Gemini AI to interact directly with Android apps including WhatsApp, Messages, Phone and other utilities.
• The feature will work regardless of whether the existing 'Gemini Apps Activity' setting is enabled, effectively overriding users’ privacy toggle.
• Users report confusion after emails from Google failed to explain how or where to disable the new interactions and some say they never received the notification.
• Google has not issued a public announcement detailing the change, leaving the scope of the rollout and data-processing practices unclear.
• Separately, DeepMind introduced Gemini Robotics On-Device, an AI model that runs locally on robots and adapts to new tasks without an internet connection.