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For the past two years, Google has mostly been framed around Gemini as a chatbot. From Gemini Live to Nano Banana , Gemini has proved to be a useful tool for users, even reaching the number one spot in Google play and app store .

But Google’s latest Android push, announced today at The Android Show: I/O Edition, suggests the company has bigger ambitions for Gemini . With the introduction of Gemini Intelligence, Google appears to be positioning its AI as more than an app you open — it’s becoming the intelligence layer running underneath Android itself.

This move underscores Google is rethinking Android as an AI-first operating system, which could be be one of the biggest shifts in Android’s history.

What is 'Gemini Intelligence'?

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Google has already made Gemini a central part of its product strategy, from Search and Gmail to Chrome and Android devices.…