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Android AICore lets you \u201crun generative AI features directly on your Android phone or tablet\u2019s hardware.\u201d These models (Gemini Nano<\/a>) are inherently large, but Google now has a more detailed explanation of why Android AICore storage occasionally spikes.<\/p>\n AICore is available on Android 14 and higher for supported devices (processors). Google provides a list of which features and apps use the local model:<\/p>\n Advanced proofreading: It enhances grammar correction and language understanding as you type.<\/p>\n Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR): It converts streamed audio and audio files into text transcripts.<\/p>\n Scam detection: It identifies messages that can be considered spam or scams.<\/p>\n Smart reply: It provides high-quality, context-aware response suggestions in messaging apps. For example, it works in WhatsApp, Line, and KakaoTalk through Gboard.<\/p>\n Summarization: It automatically creates concise summaries of recorded audio. For example, it works in the Recorder app.<\/p>\n Translation: It easily translates text from one language to another.<\/p>\n \t\t More broadly, on-device AI is credited as allowing for enhanced privacy, offline functionality, and faster and more consistent performance:<\/p>\n \u201cSensitive information remains on your device. It\u2019s never sent to the cloud or to Google.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAI-powered features work even when you have no network connection or are in Airplane mode. This includes text summarization and smart replies.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLocal processing removes the lag associated with cloud-based services providing a faster and more reliable experience.\u201d<\/p>\n A Google support article<\/a> now explains \u201cWhy storage use increases.\u201d When a new version of Gemini Nano is available, AICore \u201ctemporarily keeps both the old and new versions of the model for up to 3 days.\u201d<\/p>\n \tAdvertisement – scroll for more content<\/p>\n This is intended as a \u201cfail-safe [that] allows your phone to instantly revert to an older version if the new update encounters an error, rather than having to download gigabytes of data again.\u201d<\/p>\n When the system confirms the update is stable, the extra storage space clears automatically.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Android-AICore-storage-1.jpg\")
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