1.Google’s Pixel 9/10 Use On-Device AI to Digest Long Chats Instantly
Google is cooking up something neat for the Pixel 9 and 10 users. They're calling it Notification Summaries, and the basic idea is to help us manage the insane number of alerts we get on our phones every day. I mean, who hasn't been bombarded with notifications?
They're aiming for a release around November 2025. Here's the scoop: think about those never-ending group chats – the ones that just keep going and going. This new feature should condense those into quick, easy-to-read summaries. So, instead of scrolling through a million messages, you just get the important stuff. Pretty cool, right? Google's aiming to give our phones a bit of chill time, which is awesome. A big plus is that all the machine learning magic happens right on your device, so hopefully, that keeps things secure.
**How to turn it on, you ask?**
Super easy. Here's how:
Settings > Notifications > Notification Summaries
Just a heads up – it's turned off when you first get it. Don't panic if you don't see it right away! Google usually rolls these things out slowly, so it might take a little bit to show up on your phone. It depends on where you live and how your phone's set up. So have a little patience.
Once it's on, it'll start with the noisy chats for apps like Messages, WhatsApp, and whatever other chat apps you use. Instead of endless scrolling, you'll see just the need-to-knows.
**So, what exactly gets summarized?**
Well, the new feature does not take every notification on your device. It just prioritizes the super chatty conversations. For now, it only speaks English. If someone sends a quick OK or a short sentence, it'll leave it alone. Also, if the chat has different languages or is short on content, or is just emojis, it won't summarize it. Smart move, right? The goal is to declutter your notifications without messing up important info.
**When do these summaries disappear completely?**
Good question! You won't be seeing summaries:
* **When you need to save your battery:** It'll temporarily disable machine learning to save power.
* **You're busy looking at social media:** If you're already using your phone, it holds off on the summaries. Because Google wants your phone to sleep to for Machine Learning to work.
* **For Apps you don't care about:** Yup, you get to choose which apps it *doesn't* apply to. Head into the settings and pick the apps you want to leave alone. It's totally up to you. You can control and chose to ignore apps you want.
**What will these summaries look like?**
When a summary is ready, you'll see a little a little light-bulb icon by the notification. The summary text is in italics, so it stands out. If you want to dive into the whole conversation, just tap the notification as usual.
It is what it is and isn't some magical fix, but it at least helps you figure out which notifications need your attention and which ones are a summary.
**Okay, so how does this all actually work?**
It's running on something called Android System Intelligence. The system needs your permission to use it. You can grant that here:
Settings > Notifications > Privacy > Notification Read, reply & control
This gives the system access to your notifications so it can create summaries. Since it all happens on your phone – using Gemini Nano Google's machine learning model – it's pretty private. Everything stays local.
Keep Gemini Nano updated, and everything should run smoothly.
**So, what else is coming?**
Google's not stopping there. Around December 2025, they plan to add even more smarts to the notification system. For example, it'll start sorting less important notifications and grouping them together, so it doesn't clutter your notification feed. Think:
* News updates
* Sales
* Social media updates
These will sit at the bottom of your notification list, so you can handle the important stuff first. Plus, put that with the summaries it's less chaos and more important stuff will be on the top of the notification list.
**Final thoughts?**
This Notification Summaries sounds like a step up for Android. It feels like Google is working on being smart on how notifications are handled. They are trying to avoid being intrusive and also trying to not bombard you with information you don't care about.
For now, only Pixel users will get this type of experience. But this could become the norm in how phones are handled. If you have Pixel 9 or 10, then this will be a simpler way to tidy up your phone usage.
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