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Google made an avalanche of announcements during its Google I\/O keynote this past week. Wear OS 7<\/a> was among the reveals, a pretty robust update to Google\u2019s wearable operating system. Google claims users will experience a 10% increase in battery life<\/a> and that features like Live Updates will be available. Wear OS 7 will also include a visual refresh, with new Tile designs.<\/p>\n However, one announced feature immediately made me angry. Google states that certain Gemini Intelligence features will be available on select future smartwatches. It\u2019s a bizarre development, especially considering what Google listed as the requirements for devices to get Gemini Intelligence. It doesn\u2019t make sense, and it\u2019s turning into yet another insult for Pixel buyers who want their phones to get the latest and greatest features.<\/p>\n Do you care whether your older Pixel gets Gemini Intelligence?<\/p>\n 259 votes<\/p>\n No way. AI hasn’t proved useful yet.<\/p>\n 51%<\/p>\n Absolutely. I paid for a flagship phone and was promised extended support.<\/p>\n 49%<\/p>\n I was already annoyed before Wear OS 7<\/p>\n Ryan Haines \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n Google was already off my short list for Christmas cards this year after an announcement at the Android Show. I found it mind-numbing that only certain devices would receive Gemini Intelligence<\/a>. Despite selling us on the enhanced AI capabilities of Tensor chipsets for years now, Google is only bringing a full slate of Gemini Intelligence to devices powered by the latest Tensor G5, plus select devices powered by the latest Qualcomm and MediaTek chipsets.<\/p>\n The reveal that Gemini Intelligence is coming to Wear OS 7 in some form felt like a slap in the face.<\/p>\n It all seems arbitrary and a way for Google to gatekeep features to justify urging you to upgrade to newer phones. Still, if you were in the camp that Google couldn\u2019t possibly find a way to bring Gemini Intelligence to these older phones, those last arguments were melted away by the company\u2019s Wear OS 7 announcement at Google I\/O.<\/p>\n Gemini Intelligence is coming to smartwatches (sort of)<\/p>\n The reveal that Gemini Intelligence is coming to Wear OS 7 in some form felt like a slap in the face. Sure, Google qualified its remarks, noting that only select future smartwatches would get those features. But I find it hard to believe that any hypothetical Pixel Watch 5 would be more powerful or more capable of Gemini Intelligence than the Pixel 9 Pro XL. It won\u2019t have the same processing power, and it certainly won\u2019t have anywhere near as much RAM, so what gives?<\/p>\n There are only a few solutions and workarounds, and whichever one Google implements, the company is going to look silly if it doesn\u2019t then bring that solution to older phones. Even if you tell me it will be a watered-down Gemini Intelligence<\/a> experience on smartwatches, it\u2019s still better than nothing, and I\u2019m sure older Pixel users would appreciate getting at least a few of the new features on their phones.<\/p>\n So either Google plans to offload some of the computing to the cloud or have the paired smartphone shoulder most of the burden \u2014 either way, that gives Google the ideal blueprint for bringing Gemini Intelligence to more smartphones.<\/p>\n Google said the quiet part out loud\n<\/p>\n This wouldn\u2019t be the first time Google has brought exclusive features to devices that didn\u2019t qualify initially. The base Pixel 8 wasn\u2019t supposed to get Gemini Nano because it only had 8GB of RAM. Google came up with a workaround; it just stated that the results wouldn\u2019t be as good. I\u2019m willing to make that trade, but the question is about speed, not performance.<\/p>\n Google wants a way to differentiate its products. It\u2019s a problem facing almost every Android manufacturer. The camera wars are pretty much over. Sure, you have overseas brands like vivo and OPPO really pushing the envelope with attachable lenses and other features, but it\u2019s pretty difficult to buy even a midrange phone with an objectively bad camera system in 2026. If companies are going to get me to upgrade and pay more, there has to be another way to demonstrate meaningful progress.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, that\u2019s where AI is going to take over. But it shouldn\u2019t be at the expense of previous buyers. If Google wants to claim that more AI computing can be handled on a device because of the Tensor G5, I\u2019m willing to buy that. On-device results will be faster and more secure, which is what would sell me on upgrading.<\/p>\n But let me make that choice. I want the option to accept slightly slower results in the cloud, and if that is unbearable, I will upgrade. It\u2019s frustrating because it feels within Google\u2019s reach, but due to marketing, that solution won\u2019t be available at first.<\/p>\n You might not even care about Gemini Intelligence<\/p>\n C. Scott Brown \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n I\u2019ve had a little pushback in recent days from Pixel owners who claim they don\u2019t even care. They haven\u2019t used many of Google\u2019s AI products yet, and they don\u2019t plan on it anytime soon. I understand the argument, especially as someone who has been frustrated by AI so far. The promised reality isn\u2019t here, and if my early testing of Daily Brief<\/a> is any indication, Google has work to do on its latest crop of releases.<\/p>\n However, I\u2019m more concerned about the mindset. Google backtracked on Gemini Nano for the Pixel 8, in part due to the furious backlash the company received at the time. Unless people speak up, Google has zero incentive to find workarounds. I understand Google wants to sell more Pixels, but that\u2019s not the way to go about it.<\/p>\n Google Pixel 10 Pro XL<\/a> Excellent build quality \u2022 Improved camera flexibility \u2022 Smooth-as-ever software<\/p>\n Ultimate power from the Pixel 10 line<\/p>\n The most powerful option from the Pixel 10 line is the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL. With a 6.8-inch display, Tensor G5 shipset, 16GB of RAM, UFS 4.0 storage options, a powerful triple camera setup, and a battery in excess of 5,000mAh, you should be able to power through any task in your day.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n![\"Google](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Google-Pixel-10-Pro-XL-camera-standing.jpg\"\/ "\\"Google")
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