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May 12, 2026 • Ivan Mehta

Google brings agentic AI and vibe-coded widgets to Android

Google brings agentic AI and vibe-coded widgets to Android Google brings agentic AI and vibe-coded widgets to Android Google brings agentic AI and vibe-coded widgets to Android

Google brings agentic AI and vibe-coded widgets to Android

Google announced a number of new Gemini Intelligence-branded AI features at its Android Show: I/O Edition event on Tuesday. These include the ability for AI to complete tasks across apps, browse the web, fill out forms, dictate speech, and even allow you to vibe-code your own Android widgets.

Gemini gets more powerful

The company had already introduced some agentic capabilities, such as ordering food or booking a ride, to Gemini at the Samsung Galaxy S26 launch earlier this year. There, Google announced that Gemini would soon be able to perform more complex tasks, like booking a front-row bike for a spin class, finding a class syllabus in Gmail, and then searching for books related to that topic.

Key Agentic Capabilities:

  • Multi-step task automation: Gemini can now handle complex processes like copying a grocery list from notes and adding items to a shopping cart. Users press the power button and describe the task, with screen content providing context.
  • Autonomous web browsing: The auto-browse feature (first introduced experimentally in January) is making its way to Android, allowing Gemini to browse the web and complete tasks like booking appointments.
  • Chrome integration: Coming in late June, Gemini in Chrome will help summarize content and answer questions about web pages, similar to desktop functionality.
  • Form filling: Gemini will auto-fill forms using details learned through Personal Intelligence (opt-in feature that can be disabled).
  • AI-powered dictation: A feature called "Rambler" in Gboard will use Gemini's multimodal capabilities to transcribe speech in the user's own tone while removing filler words and formatting properly.

Vibe-code your own Android widgets

Google is introducing natural language widget creation for Android users. Users can build Android widgets by describing them in plain language.

Example: "Suggest three high-protein meal prep recipes every week" would generate a meal-planning widget.

Note: The concept isn't entirely novel—hardware startup Nothing released a similar tool last year.

Availability

  • Features will first roll out to latest Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel devices this summer
  • Wider Android device availability later this year
  • All features follow Google's Material 3 expressive design language