Here’s your first look at Google’s upcoming ‘Proactive Assistance’ feature for Gemini
Google is developing a new 'Proactive Assistance' feature for Gemini that delivers context-aware suggestions based on on-screen content, notifications, and data from select apps. The feature aims to anticipate user needs by offering timely help before a query is made. All processing occurs on-device in an encrypted environment, with no data used for AI training or human review. The feature was discovered in the Google app code and is not yet publicly available.
- ▪Proactive Assistance uses on-screen content, notifications, and data from apps like Contacts, Messages, Gmail, and Calendar to provide timely suggestions.
- ▪The feature is designed to offer context-aware help before users explicitly ask for it.
- ▪All data processing for Proactive Assistance happens on the user's device within an encrypted, private environment.
- ▪Users can control which apps contribute data to the feature through a settings toggle and connected apps menu.
- ▪The feature was found in the Google app version 17.18.22.sa.arm64 and is not yet publicly released.
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