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Contextual Suggestions is Android acting on what it already knows, and the fact that most users will never find the off switch is exactly why you should pay attention.

Nadeem Sarwar / Digital Trends

Google just flipped a switch on Android phones, and you probably didn’t notice. A feature called Contextual Suggestions is currently rolling out to Android devices, enabled by default.

It does what the name implies: watching what you do, learning your habits, and using the information to provide you with contextual suggestions or actions that you might perform next (via compatible apps).

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What is Android actually doing with your usage habits?

Contextual Suggestions, as explained by Google, is a feature that accesses “your routine activities and locations” via the apps you interact with and predicts what you might want to do next, and shows an on-screen suggestion about the same.

Google’s own examples include the music app suggesting the playlist you always play at…