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Tom Pritchard

Google Gemini wants to control Android apps for you — here's why I'm never letting that happen

Gemini.

Agentic capabilities are one of the next big things in AI, and would see AI agents working more independently and without as much direct user involvement. Naturally, Google is hard at work trying to boost the agentic features in Gemini, and a new report details how this would see the AI assistant controlling apps on Android devices.

This may be exciting news for some, but as someone who remains skeptical of AI and handing over too much control to machines, this is the last thing I want running on my phone.

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