Pixel phones are getting notification summaries

Google is releasing an update for Pixel phones with an absorbing diagnostic successful the mix: notification summaries. Apple notably had plentifulness of occupation implementing its mentation of this AI-powered feature, and Google is taking a cautious archetypal measurement by deploying it lone for chat conversations. It’ll get arsenic portion of this month’s Pixel update for Pixel 9 bid phones and newer — with the objection of the Pixel 9A.

Android Authority’s Mishaal Rahman shared a heavy dive of the diagnostic successful August erstwhile codification for it appeared successful an Android 16 beta. As Rahman described, summaries are constricted to chat apps for now, and lone for longer conversations. As AA’s C. Scott Brown points out, limiting summaries to longer pieces of accusation means the strategy has much discourse to enactment with and could trim the benignant of swings and misses that Apple’s AI has made successful the past. Google besides says that December’s update volition instrumentality things a measurement further, automatically sorting your notifications and silencing those that are little precedence — a occupation Apple is throwing AI at, too.

Google expanded its scam detection diagnostic successful messages beyond Pixel phones earlier this year. Now, Pixel 6 phones and newer volition grow scam detection beyond Google’s Messages to immoderate third-party chat apps including Telegram and Discord. The notification itself includes a badge labeling it arsenic “likely scam,” and tapping the notification triggers a strategy pop-up encouraging the idiosyncratic to workout caution. Google is expanding entree to scam detection for calls, too, bringing it to Pixel 9 owners (9A excluded) successful the UK, Ireland, India, Australia, and Canada.

Meanwhile, backmost successful Google’s ain messaging app, users volition beryllium capable to “remix” photos with AI close wrong Messages. This update extends beyond Pixels to the broader Android ecosystem, though it’s constricted to English and the US, UK, Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, and New Zealand for now. Additionally, the Pixel 6 and newer volition springiness precedence to chat notifications from your Messages VIPs.