Summary

  • Gemini is expanding to Android Auto and Google TV.
  • Unfortunately, Gemini won’t be coming to Google’s TV Steamer first.
  • It will instead make its debut on TCL products towards the end of the year.

Things are about to get exciting for Google fans with Google I/O set to take place in just a week’s time. While we’ll no doubt get some spicy information from the event, there’s simply just too much to share, which is why the brand delivered an abundance of Android news during The Android Show: I/O Edition.

A render of Gemini active and listening in Android Auto

And while we learned that Android 16 will make its way to devices next month, and a new look for the OS will eventually make its debut, perhaps the most important news we got today is that Gemini is expanding to other devices and platforms. In addition to Android Auto, Gemini is going to be coming to Google TV. But in a bit of a twist, the update won’t come to Google’s devices first.

Google won’t get first dibs

The folks at Android Authority were able to confirm that Gemini will make an appearance on TCL products first. That means that you’ll have to wait just a bit longer if you’re someone that owns a Google TV Streamer. In addition, Google did not share when the update would arrive for its own devices, so this is just going to be a bit of a waiting game for device owners.

Google is also in talks with other companies as well, so there’s a pretty good chance that we’ll see Gemini find its way to other TV products as well. The introduction of Gemini to Google TV should be a pretty big deal, allowing users to speak more naturally to get things down.

While Google Assistant was a pretty big deal up until this point, it looks to be taking a backseat since AI has been the focus for Google. Of course, we’re in the very early stages of Gemini, and as we’ve seen, in just a couple of years, things have gotten dramatically better, which means that we should see even more improvements as more time passes.

If you’ve yet to give Gemini a try, you may want to download it on your phone or tablet to see what it’s all about. You can have natural conversation with AI, it can break down complex topics into easy-to-read chunks, and it even has the ability to take action across a variety of supported apps, which can make interactions much easier.