Google is set to launch a significant wave of Android updates, coinciding with Samsung Unpacked on February 25. The upgrades introduce new AI-powered capabilities aimed at simplifying tasks, improving search, and boosting user safety. These features will first appear on devices like the Samsung Galaxy S26 and Google Pixel 10.
The core of the update is deeper integration of Google's Gemini AI assistant. It can now handle complex, multi-step tasks entirely in the background. Available in beta in the U.S. and Korea, users can delegate activities like ordering a ride or building a grocery cart with a single command, while continuing to use their phone for other things.
Circle to Search, the visual search tool, is receiving a major upgrade. It now can identify entire outfits and looks from a single gesture, expanding its utility for shopping and style discovery. This update begins rolling out this week for the latest Galaxy and Pixel devices.
Enhanced safety features are also a key part of the release. Powered by an on-device Gemini model, improved Scam Detection now arrives in the Samsung Phone app for U.S. English users. It listens for suspicious call patterns and issues real-time warnings. Google Messages is also getting better scam detection for texts.
Google plans to expand these features to more apps, devices, regions, and languages in the future, signaling Android's shift towards a platform where AI is a practical, woven-in assistant for daily use.