Google Is Putting Gemini AI Into Smartwatches, Cars, and TVs

Google's Gemini AI is going beyond Android phones, the company officially announced today, prior to its Google I/O 2025 conference later this month. Specifically, Google says it will bring the AI assistant to smartwatches, cars, TVs, and even mixed reality headsets. This is a significant step forward for its Gemini push, as it'll allow people to use the service on almost all devices in the Google ecosystem. 

Gemini on Wear OS devices

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The goal of Gemini on your smartwatch is to ensure you've always got your AI assistant with you, so you can ask questions while you're cooking, biking, or doing the chores as your phone charges. Google says you can use Gemini to set reminders, and it'll be able to use contextual information such as your location to give you correct answers. The company adds that you can ask Gemini to remind you about a restaurant reservation mentioned in your email inbox, or to remember which locker you're using at a gym, right from your Wear OS smartwatch. Gemini for smartwatches is planned to arrive "in the coming months."

Gemini in your car

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Google Assistant for Android Auto has been among the most useful features for drivers who want to stay hands-free, and now the company is upgrading it to Gemini. This will be available to every car that supports Android Auto or has Google built-in. The company says this will help people by letting them use natural language to control their cars, reducing distractions. You won't have to think of the right voice prompt to get the results you need, Google claims. 

As far as real-world use cases go, Google suggests that you could ask Gemini for a daily news rundown while excluding certain topics, or you could have Gemini summarize your text messages, then reply to them for you— even translating them to another language if you like. As for helping you with your trips, Google suggests you could ask the AI to help you find points of interest along your route, such as a charging station near a park.

Gemini is coming to Android Auto "in the coming months," and it'll be available for cars with Google Built-in after that. I'm curious how helpful this will really end up being, because in some use cases, Gemini has been a bit slower for me than non-AI control.

Gemini on TV and other devices

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Gemini is also coming to Google TV, where the company says it will help you find the right kind of content. For instance, you could ask it to find "action movies that are age-appropriate for kids," and it'll serve you up a list of AI-assisted recommendations. Alternatively, the bot could supposedly answer questions by sharing a few words, then linking to relevant YouTube videos. Sounds great, as long as the AI doesn't hallucinate or accidentally send your kid down a misinformation rabbit hole.

Gemini is also planned for a few other devices, including eventual Android XR mixed reality headsets. The company said Samsung will launch the first Android XR headset later this year, and that it will ship with Gemini included. Some earbuds from Sony and Samsung will also get Gemini support, but the launch timeline is unclear for those devices.

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