Despite assertions that it wouldn’t happen, Gemini Nano will in fact be making its way to the Pixel 8. Google didn’t reveal a lot of details in their announcement, so the AI’s full capabilities on the smartphone are unknown at this time. However, Gemini Nano on the Pixel 8 may perform similarly to its Pixel 8 Pro counterpart.
According to 9To5Google, it’ll be used to power two features: Summarize in Recorder and Gboard Smart Reply. The former is a tool which writes summaries for audio files saved on the Recorder app. It even highlights “key points of interest” in conversations as bullet points. Smart Reply, as the name suggests, can generate “smart replies” fully aware of a conversation’s context. Over on the Pixel 8 Pro, the feature works with Google Messages as well as third-party messaging services, like WhatsApp.
