In the last few years, Google has deeply embedded Gemini into the core Android experience, transforming it into a powerful tool for everyday tasks. Recent improvements to Gemini allow it to do more like translating on-screen content and helping you be more productive. With the Pixel 10 series, Google introduced a host of new Gemini features that add to Android's experience, and at The Android Show 2026, the brand introduced Gemini Intelligence. So, here are ten unique Gemini features you can use on your Android phone.
1 Live on-screen translations with Circle to Search
The Circle to Search feature is integrated in Google Gemini, and it helps users search for the things they see on their screens. Besides, it also lets users translate content, but only by freezing the frame. Google's latest addition to Circle to Search on Android improves it with live and continuous translation, even when switching between apps.
All you need to do is bring up Circle to Search and tap on the translate icon. You can then use the Scroll and translate feature to start translating in real-time via Gemini. This could come in handy when using apps that don't support English or your primary language, or when an Instagram post/image in your feed is in a different language, making it one of the best Gemini features on Android.
2 Google Workspace integration inside Gemini Live
Juggling your calendar, email and documents, especially when there's a lot on your plate, could be jarring. Gemini tries to make that easier by integrating Google Workspace apps into Gemini Live. This helps you use Gemini as an assistant that performs tasks for you within your personal ecosystem.
For example, you can ask "What time does my flight to Tokyo leave tomorrow?" and Gemini will find the confirmation from Calendar. Similarly, you can ask, "Find the meeting notes from yesterday's meeting in Drive", and Gemini will do it for you. All you need to do is enable Gemini for Apps (formerly Extensions) by going to Gemini Settings > Apps and enabling the Google Workspace toggle.
3 Gemini Writing Tools in Gboard
Google rolled out Writing Tools in Gboard with the launch of the Pixel 10 series. It's a handy addition that can proofread or rephrase your text to sound more professional, friendly or elaborate/shorten it. The feature appears with a little sparkly pen icon in the top section of the keyboard.
Powering the feature is Gemini Nano, Google's on-device and private AI model. All in all, it's one of the best features for those who make a lot of mistakes when typing or would like to change the way their texts sound using Gemini.
4 Camera Coach in Pixel Camera
Camera Coach is a new addition to the Pixel 10 and Pixel 10 Pro models, and it's exactly what its name suggests. It helps you take better pictures by suggesting different angles, exposures or subjects' expressions using Gemini. You can use Camera Coach from the Pixel Camera app by pointing toward a scene you want to take a picture of.
At the top right, you can tap on the blue camera icon with a little sparkle, and then the onboard Gemini model will show a bunch of potential outputs. You can then select a scene you want to capture, and Camera Coach will display instructions about how you can get the same shot. It could be great for those new to photography or who want to get better at it.
5 Visual Guidance in Gemini Live
Gemini Live is already quite useful with its existing features, but Google recently added a new feature called Visual Guidance. As the name suggests, it could help you point out exactly what you're looking for in a live camera feed.
For starters, you can point your camera toward jewellery that's on display and ask Gemini about which would go well with your wedding dress. Gemini will then point out what it thinks would look best with a white rectangle.
6 AI Photo Editing Features
Gemini also powers several photo editing tools on Android. While some of these tools are exclusive to Google and Samsung phones, most of them are generally available and can be found in Google Photos. For example, you can use Magic Editor across all smartphones to erase objects, move people around or change the sky in your pictures.
Besides, features like Photo Unblur, Best Take, Magic Eraser and Face Touch-up are available on Pixel smartphones. Some of these are also present on other Android phones with different names, like on OnePlus, Xiaomi and Vivo smartphones. The underlying AI model will mostly be the same, i.e., Gemini nano.
7 Rambler
Rambler is one of the newly introduced Gemini Intelligence features. It is a new voice tool powered by Gemini. It is built to convert your words into text with high accuracy and neatness. First revealed in The Android Show 2026 and coming to Android 17 phones late, Rambler is pretty much an extension of Pixel voice typing but for all Android smartphones.
The tool listens to your "rambling" and slots everything you said in a way that's cleaner, more readable and easily understandable. It's also contextual, so you can ask it to add emojis in the end, and it will add the relevant ones.
8 Personal Intelligence and Autofill
Gemini's Personal Intelligence feature is an extension of the extensions feature that initially rolled out before Bard was rebranded to Gemini. Personal Intelligence understands the context by pulling data from the Google suite and gives you personalised results.
Similarly, Autofill has also been upgraded with Gemini and can now read long, complex web forms and fill them automatically on your behalf. Both features are opt-in, and you need to manually turn them on in your privacy settings before you can use them.
9 Agentic AI and Scheduled Actions
Gemini can now complete multi-step tasks for you. Using the Scheduled Actions tool, you can ask Gemini to do things automatically at a certain time, like checking specific websites and building a custom daily news summary. It can open and click through different apps to finish these tasks on its own without needing your help.
10 AI Call Features
Gemini makes phone calls much easier with a slew of features. Starting with the Call Translation features, which can translate calls in real time, the feature is Pixel 10-exclusive but could come in extremely handy. It listens to you and tries to match your actual speaking speed, rhythm and tone when it translates your words to the other person.
Then there's Call Assist and Hold For Me, which help combat scams and take calls for you when you're busy. Speaking of which, Scam Detection is a Gemini Nano feature that can warn you about a potential scam call while you're on the call. Call Notes and Take a Message features are great for transcribing, summarising and saving call notes as well as voicemail.
And those are all the unique things you can do with Gemini on Android. By far our favourites are live on-screen translations via Circle to Search, Writing Tools in Gboard, and Visual Guidance in Gemini Live. Besides, Camera Coach, call features and Gemini Live's access to Google could also help you a great deal in being more productive and safe from threats.
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