By Abner Li
Publication Date: 2026-05-02 18:04:00
Android AICore lets you “run generative AI features directly on your Android phone or tablet’s hardware.” These models (Gemini Nano) are inherently large, but Google now has a more detailed explanation of why Android AICore storage occasionally spikes.
AICore is available on Android 14 and higher for supported devices (processors). Google provides a list of which features and apps use the local model:
- Advanced proofreading: It enhances grammar correction and language understanding as you type.
- Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR): It converts streamed audio and audio files into text transcripts.
- Scam detection: It identifies messages that can be considered spam or scams.
- Smart reply: It provides high-quality, context-aware response suggestions in messaging apps. For example, it works in WhatsApp, Line, and KakaoTalk through Gboard.
- Summarization: It automatically creates concise summaries of recorded audio. For example, it works in the…
