This week’s Android announcements were big, just as Google said they would be. We got a preview of some of Android 17’s biggest upcoming features, plus Google announced Gemini Intelligence, the next big move for Gemini onto flagship devices. This next step for Gemini on your Android phone will proactively do things unlike previous Gemini... Read the original post: Gemini Intelligence on Your Pixel or Galaxy Phone Looking Doubtful

This week’s Android announcements were big, just as Google said they would be. We got a preview of some of Android 17’s biggest upcoming features, plus Google announced Gemini Intelligence, the next big move for Gemini onto flagship devices. This next step for Gemini on your Android phone will proactively do things unlike previous Gemini implementations.

The wording around the Gemini Intelligence unveiling focused on this version of Gemini coming to the “most advanced devices,” thanks to their “premium hardware.” Google also specifically said that the first devices to see Gemini Intelligence this summer would be the Galaxy S26 and Pixel 10 series.

But what about the Pixel 9 series, the Galaxy Z Fold 7, or older Galaxy S phones, like the Galaxy S25? Things aren’t looking good for any of those phones, at least as of this moment.

Spotted by 9to5Google, there’s a Gemini Intelligence page (here) that sheds some light on requirements for a device to get access to it. The broader requirement is that Gemini Intelligence is only available to devices running Gemini Nano v3 or greater. It also lists some specs requirements:

1. Nano models on device AI (integrate AI Core + Nano v3 or greater)
2. Media performance (latest): spatial audio, low light, hdr; gaming: annual GGI + driver updates
3. 12GB+ RAM
4. Qualified SOC (flagship chip)
5. Quality in Field: Meet SLOs (e.g., crash rate) in 2026. Further enforced in 2027
6. Quality at Launch: pass test suite on A17+
7. OS: 5 upgrades, AVF, pKVM
8. Security: 6 yrs, quarterly

Google doesn’t talk that openly about versions of Gemini Nano and supported devices, but does share some info for developers. There is a developer page (here) that talks about all of the devices that are currently Prompt API supported on Nano v2 and Nano v3. This could be a hint at which devices will get Gemini Intelligence and which won’t.

The lists look like this:

If Nano v2 is the cutoff, there are a lot of devices on that list that we are surprised to see not get access to Gemini Intelligence. The Pixel 9 series, the Fold 7, all of Xiaomi’s new high-end phones, and the recently released Galaxy Z TriFold are all on the Nano v2 list.

Unfortunately, Google hasn’t confirmed which devices are getting it outside of the Pixel 10 and Galaxy S26 series. Until they do, we’re speculating and going off of this publicly available info.

A lot of this feels like the early days of 4G LTE, where the early phones that had the earliest chips ended up being left behind pretty quickly. Let’s hope that’s not how the AI push plays out.

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