Gemini app preps ‘Proactive Assistance’ and new Gemini voices
9to5Google • • technology
Key Points:
- Google is developing Gemini as a personal, proactive, and powerful assistant, with a new feature called "Proactive Assistance" that provides personalized suggestions at the right time by accessing apps like Gmail and Calendar, as well as screen content and notifications.
- Proactive Assistance processes user data locally in a private, encrypted space on the device, ensuring that data is not used for generative AI training or human review, emphasizing user privacy and security.
- At Google I/O 2025, an example was given where Gemini could notify users of upcoming events, such as a test, and offer relevant resources like a generated practice quiz to assist preparation.
- The existing "Your Day" proactive feed has been renamed "Daily brief," likely serving as an early implementation of the Proactive Assistance feature.
- Google is removing the previous "Legacy voices" from Gemini, discontinuing voice options such as Ursa, Nova, Vega, and others, signaling a shift toward new voice technologies.
