Google is reportedly testing a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature for its iOS apps. According to the report, the Mountain View-based tech giant is working on a new feature that shows AI suggestions when a user starts typing a search query. These terms reportedly add more detail and context to the query, and can act as filters to show more targeted results. Notably, the feature is not available in the global version of the app or its beta version, indicating that the company is still developing it.
Google apps for iOS may get a new AI feature
Google is testing a new AI suggestions feature for its iOS apps, Android Authority reports. The publication got this feature during the deconstruction of Google apps. A new pencil icon was reportedly added next to the camera and microphone icons in the app’s text fields.
AI Suggestions feature in Google apps for iOS
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This pencil icon is said to open the AI suggestions interface for users. In a video recording, the publication showed how this feature could work. Tapping the pencil icon opens a large full-screen interface with large text boxes. When a user starts typing their search query in it, the Gemini icon appears with the text “Generate AI Suggestions” at the bottom.
According to the publication’s video, once enough words have been typed in for the AI to understand the context, it starts showing related words in three lines (thematically separated), which users can select to filter their search results. Can choose for.
For example, if a user types “buying a birthday gift,” Gemini might generate suggestions where the first line would be words for different budgets, the second line might be words for occasions, and the third line would be that. It may be about the relationship with the person. So, users can select “Less than Rs. 5,000”, “anniversary”, and “wife” and look at search results for websites that provide information on these specific keywords.
As mentioned above, the feature is reportedly under testing and the publication was not able to get it to work, possibly due to the server side of the feature not being active. There is no information about when this feature will be released on iOS and whether an Android version is also in the works.
