Google Is Giving My Phone Habits Just the Right Boost With These 3 New Android Features

Google’s latest Android Show showed new Gemini features that, for the first time, have me excited about having AI on my phone — and none of it involves generating soulless images or summarizing things (seriously, can we stop summarizing everything).

The new Android 17 features prioritize personalization and mindful design. They recognize that phone usage differs from person to person. That’s why seeing Google show off features for speeding up a few useful things and prioritizing how I take breaks from my phone is great to see. 

These three Android 17 features are my favorite announcements, and here’s why I think they will transform how I use my Android phones.

1. Rambler for personalized speech-to-text

Speech-to-text has existed for several years, and the new Rambler feature uses AI to improve it. Instead of my having to tap the microphone and dictate verbatim what I want to say,…