At the moment, Gemini’scomputer use‘s efforts are focused on the desktop web. gemini agent Available to AI Ultra subscribers. Availability on Android seems inevitable, and 16 QPR3 Beta 2 is ready for it with the new “Screen Automation” permission.
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In Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2,[設定]>[アプリ]>[特別なアプリ アクセス]you will see a new “Screen Automation” item. “Allow apps to help you complete tasks by interacting with other apps’ screen content.” This permission only appears on Pixel 10 devices, but not on Pixel 9 series. It is unclear whether availability will expand in the future.
The Google app (responsible for Gemini) appears as the only supported application with three options: Always Allow, Ask Every Time (default), and Never Allow.
This app helps you complete tasks by allowing you to view and interact with other apps’ screen content even when the app is in the background.
Some strings/explanations about this today are called “computer_control”.
This app helps you complete tasks by allowing you to view and interact with other apps’ screen content even when the app is in the background
moreover:
To view task progress, open the %1$s app. \n\nIf you stop the task here, you may lose progress. To restart, open the %1$s app. Stop the task and open the app
For Google, using a computer involves agents interacting with webs and applications “just like a human would by clicking, typing, and scrolling.”
Back in May, Google showed that project astra (Used to test future Gemini Live features) You will now be able to scroll through Chrome for Android and click through the entire YouTube app.
Google is laying the foundation for all this with Android 16 QPR3, but we don’t yet know when the Gemini part will go live.
