Google Starts Local Pixel 8 Production in India and Uses Gemini AI to Improve Messages – As per 9To5Google, Google is expanding the use of its Gemini AI capability in Google Messages after announcing it at I/O 2024. This creative AI assistant, which shows up as the initial contact when initiating a new chat, has been made available to stable users over the last few days.
Users are met with a recognizable chat experience with gallery options and emojis after accepting the terms and conditions. Audio memos are not supported, however picture uploads are.
Gemini is designed to help with drafting messages, brainstorming, event planning, or simply having fun conversations. Its responses are concise. Unlike the old Google Assistant in Google Allo, Gemini is for one-on-one chats only and cannot be used in group conversations.
YouTube Music is not supported by the Gemini Extensions, however other features like Google Maps, YouTube, and Workspace (@Gmail, etc.) are. Users have the option to star or forward messages as well as long-press to offer a reaction a thumbs up or down. Gemini talks are not end-to-end encrypted; instead, they happen over RCS, which needs to be enabled. Furthermore, neither the Wear OS app nor the web version of Google Messages allow access to Gemini.
Canadian English and French are supported as part of this global rollout, which is not available in the EEA, the UK, Switzerland, or India. Since March, beta participants have had access to Gemini.
Pixel 8 Production Trials Are Started in India by Dixon Technologies
A noteworthy change in manufacturing to India has been announced by Dixon Technologies, who has begun trial production of Google’s flagship smartphone, the Pixel 8. Google’s decision to increase the emphasis on local manufacturing for its premium products is evident in this action.
According to the local production timetable, the Pixel 8 series is expected to be produced earlier than expected in 2024, instead of in the second quarter. Trial runs have reportedly started, according to sources close to the Economic Times, and the first Pixel 8 devices made in India could go on sale by September.