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TL;DR
- Android 16 has a characteristic referred to as “app capabilities.”
- App capabilities would enable Gemini to “carry out actions on behalf of customers inside functions.”
- We now have a greater concept of what Gemini could also be able to with Android 16.
Google rolled out the primary developer preview of Android 16 final month. Since its launch, we found some attention-grabbing tidbits in regards to the subsequent OS, comparable to a brand new characteristic referred to as “app capabilities.” This characteristic would enable Gemini to “carry out actions on behalf of customers inside functions,” like an AI agent, with out the necessity for extensions. Now we have now uncovered what could possibly be an inventory of those Android 16 app capabilities.
An APK teardown helps predict options which will arrive on a service sooner or later based mostly on work-in-progress code. Nonetheless, it’s attainable that such predicted options could not make it to a public launch.
We reported earlier on discovering strings of code within the Google app (beta model v15.49.40) that indicated that Gemini may quickly let customers set reminders within the Samsung Reminders app by way of an extension. Nonetheless, this characteristic may additionally let Gemini entry different providers as nicely. After digging additional, we stumbled upon a number of extra extensions within the works they usually all appear to circle again to Android 16’s app capabilities characteristic.
With the suitable app extensions energetic, Gemini would have the ability to do issues like create alarms in Samsung Clock, delete notes in Samsung Notes, replace a process in Samsung Reminders, and so forth. These skills leverage Android 16, so a platform replace could also be all that’s wanted to offer Gemini these capabilities with out the necessity for extensions.
So what are all the capabilities Gemini will have the ability to carry out when Android 16 launches? We’re nonetheless piecing that collectively, however we could have gotten a touch from the Samsung Reminder app. It seems Gemini will have the ability to carry out completely different sorts of duties relying on the class.
From the Samsung Reminder app, we have been capable of extract the next classes, and the capabilities inside them:
Browser
- Bookmark (Create, Discover Bookmarks, Discover tabs, Get Histories, Present Website)
- Tab (Replace Bookmark)
Calendar
- Create Occasion
- Occasion (Discover occasions, Replace occasion)
Digicam
Clock
- Alarm (Create Alarm, Create Timer)
- Day Sample (Discover Alarms, Discover Timers, Set Day Sample Area, Set Day Sample Record Area, Set Day Sample Nullable Area, Replace Alarm, Replace Timer)
- Account (Create E-mail Draft)
- E-mail (Discover Accounts, Discover Emails, Ship E-mail, Replace E-mail)
Recordsdata
Maps
- Instructions Outcome
- Discover (Instructions, Locations)
- LatLng
- Leg
- Location
- Opening Hours
- Place
- Route
Messages
- Discover Messages
- Ahead Message
- Message (Reply Message, Ship Message)
Music
- Create Private Playlist
- Discover Music Objects
- Music Merchandise (Replace Private Playlist)
Close by sharing
- Discover Close by Units
- Close by Gadget
- Share Recordsdata To Close by Gadget
Notes
- Folder (Create, Discover)
- Observe (Create, Discover)
- Replace Folder
Individuals
- Create Particular person
- Discover Individuals
- Particular person (Replace Particular person)
Cellphone
- Settle for Name
- Add To Blocklist
- Name
- Name Document
- Discover Name Data
- Make Name
Photographs
- Album (Create Album, Discover Albums, Discover Media Objects, Media Merchandise, Set Media Merchandise Filter, Straighten Media Merchandise, Replace Album, Replace Media Merchandise)
Duties
- Create (Process Class, Process)
- Discover (Process Classes, Duties)
- Process (Process Class, Replace Process Class, Replace Process)
Sorts
- Attachment
- Date
- Date Time
- Set Attachment Area
- Set Attachment Record Area
- Set Attachment Nullable Area
- Set Boolean Area (Set Boolean Record Area, Set Boolean Nullable Area)
- Set Byte Array Area (Set Byte Array Record Area, Set Byte Array Nullable Area)
- Set Date Time Area (Set Date Time Record Area, Set Date Time Nullable Area)
- Set Double Area (Set Double Record Area, Set Double Nullable Area)
- Set Float Area (Set Float Record Area, Set Float Nullable Area)
- Set Int Area (Set Int Record Area, Set Int Nullable Area)
- Set Lengthy Area (Set Lengthy Record Area, Set Lengthy Nullable Area)
- Set String Area (Set String Record Area, Set String Nullable Area)
- Set Time Of Day Area (Set Time Of Day Record Area, Set Time Of Day Nullable Area)
- Set Uri Area (Set Uri Record Area, Set Uri Nullable Area)
- Time Of Day (Time Of Day Vary, Uri)
Video
- Discover Movies
- Timed Textual content
- Transcript
- Video Merchandise
Whereas most of those look very easy, we’re not fully certain what the Sorts class is about. It could possibly be for extra customizable capabilities based mostly on the necessities of an app, however we’ll have to attend and see to seek out out.
None of those capabilities are at the moment dwell. Gemini may get much more capabilities than this, however that’s unclear for the time being. We’ll let you recognize if we handle to dig up proof of any extra.