Android Auto may gain integration with Google Gemini; see possible new functionality

Google is preparing to introduce Gemini Live for Android Auto. There have been references to an AI-powered virtual assistant in the latest version of the tiny robot platform, but nothing functional yet.

Tips for Gemini’s integration with Android Auto: lines It is included in version 12.8.143544 of the application as published on the website Android Authority.

In one of these lines the code mentions the action “Start conversation”. Most likely this To be able to interact directly with the chatbot, the resource must be associated with a button with voice commands.

Another function in the app that is in preparation is “GeminiLiveAssistantAction”. It seems to aim to enable chatbot in Android Auto.

In addition to all this, files were found that were marked with a “flash” icon (something similar to a “?” emoji), which is commonly used to describe AI-powered functions.

Gemini Live is a virtual assistant available exclusively to Gemini Advanced subscribers. It’s a turbocharged version of Google Assistant, gathering information from your mobile phone and interacting with the user using voice commands.

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Android Auto version 12.7 also marks the development of native media playback support. Like Gemini, the references lines found in the application code.

Similarly, none of the functionality can be enabled or tried out even by testers, but the additions to the platform’s structure suggest that the features are at least in Google’s plans.

So for now we can only expect more news in future updates.