We “stole” a phone from Google Samat Samat and were impressive by Android 16

On a sunny seat next to the Android statue in Google HQ, Sameer Samat, head of the Android Environmental System, was, phone I stole. This was not the first time that Samat saw his phone in Pixel. In fact, the day I visited, Samat delivered his phone four times separately by a man running in the past. All of this was part of an experimental show to show the lock of the expanded theft of Android 16: Once the Samat grabbed, she closed itself and showed a message on the lock screen that says “Discover theft, the automatic lock of the device.”

Discover theft, foot with Android 15It is one of the many new and expanded features in Android 16 that focuses on safety and security. The new operating system contains three main columns: a large user interface reform called EGP 3, and Gemini support for more devices, safety and security tools. CNET sat for an interview with Samat, his true enthusiasm for Android 16 and what it means to customers.

“Android 16 is one of our biggest releases,” Swat said. “What is really wonderful in the version is that it touches many things enthusiastic about people.”

Android is the largest operating system in the world, works on more than 3 billion active devices. Android 16 is an important milestone for Google, which indicates that almost 17 years old operating system is equally important as it was in 2008 when it appeared for the first time. In particular, given that all the eyes look to the Google AI tools and services to be the next big thing, Android 16 proves that it can block the gap between the tried and real features that people expect on their phones and the promises of Amnesty International. And clearly, it is not expected that artificial intelligence will replace Android or applications, but rather makes them more powerful and useful.

“The applications are still important, but perhaps in different ways,” he said. “There are some worldly things that we do in applications today in which artificial intelligence can help you. For example, you may want to contact the car, or rearrange your favorite food from a specific restaurant. You still want to deal with this work, but you may not want to press the three buttons that you usually press every time. You just want to ask about the question, and you may not want it.

Android 16 Material 3 Expressive

The first thing that most people notice is that Android 16 looks different from previous versions. Everything has been fixed from the lock screen and the home screen to the fast control panel and shading the notification in a new design called Google Mateial 3. This is not a radical exit from the past, but rather add a number of graceful and dynamic animation that are equal and enjoyable parts.

For example, if you raise the sound level to the maximum, you feel my abnormalness, and the volume control over the screen moves higher than its regular spot, with your finger, to show that you cannot increase it anymore. You can also change the size of the tiles easily in the fast Controls panel from 1×1 to 2×1 simply by pressing the control and dragging the side handle bar to the left or right. In fact, when you click on a control, the tile icon moves skillfully in response.

“When we think about how these systems are designed, there is of course benefit,” said Samat. “For us, it is not only about how he works, but it’s also about what makes you feel. All of these touches about beauty and aesthetics, they are not always meaningful aware of people. But with a device experience, you only leave a feeling of joy. This is what we go to.”

Perhaps a good example of what Samat describes is the new dynamic animation to pass the notification. Rohan Shah, the first producer director of Google for Android platform, has shown this to me. While the notification illuminates, it looks as if it was sticky and does not want to leave the shadow of the notification.

Shah said: “When, for example, you notify, which users do 40 times a day, there is this real micro -movement as it gives the notifications surrounding them a little resistance,” Shah said.

Samat said that tearing up the notification and passing to the right was not more satisfactory. This spring -like procedure is part of the Mateial 3 mechanic of Mateive’s Fluid Motion, which gives the items that enter and leave the screen more natural commitment to the physics you expect.

Mateial 3 Expressive also makes Android more collapse than the lock screen and the screen and your applications. For example, on the lock screen, the notifications I have read in a box in the form of pills display the icon of each application. This works alongside the background of your phone and new live updates that can be used to follow the instructions from Google Maps directly from the lock screen.

Android 16 Gemini brings more devices

Among what is clear like expressive Article 3, Gemini also plays a major role in Android 16 and is now virtual digital assistant. Samat explained that the option to replace the Google assistant with Al -Jamini is about making the reactions easier.

“In the past, where the assistants may have learned how to speak to them, you had to say things in a certain way. Now, with progress in artificial intelligence, you can only speak normally, and with” UMS “and” AHS “, Samat said.

It is not limited to phones. Gemini will be in cars, watches, Android XR and even TV. For Wear OS devices, Gemini works purely across the cloud, and you will need an internet connection (Wi-Fi, Phone or LTE) to use.

I got the vision of the Google TV, Sal Choudhary Group Production Manager, GEMINI test. Simply began with Gemini, the weather shows us the weather. After that, he asked him to show us the impossible mission: Dead Reckoning Part 1, and Gemini Plasting the movie page. But then things became interesting when Chaudhry asked Geodry, “Which impossible task is the best?”

Gemini answered, “This is an interesting discussion. Many fans are impossible: Fallout to be prominent for amazing movement serials and convincing story. Others may argue in the original mission impossible for her feeling of suspense and classic spy or ghost protocol for global wealth adventure and khalifa tower.”

It is clear that the merging of Gemini into many devices open the door to use in more shape factors-such as Android XR headphones as well as the gymnastics glasses, which mocked Samat. It indicates that Gemini cannot only understand what you say and what is on your screen, but it can also use cameras to give you more information around the world around you. Glasses provide you with the ability to display a screen that no one else can see, and the tires with a built -in camera let Gemini see the world as you do. I imagine that we may hear more about glasses and how Gemini is suitable for Android XR in Google I/O Keynote display on May 20.

The presence of Gemini in more places is good just as the information it provides to you. If Gemini responses are completely inaccurate or completely wrong, this can reveal a new use, such as glasses. He is Muslim, Samat admitted this pain point with artificial intelligence.

“It is certain that artificial intelligence has cases where things are not correct,” he said. “I think the important thing here is (for the user) to understand the context. So, using artificial intelligence as part of Google’s research, this will be a really important field where real information is very important, and the research team is working hard to make sure it is getting this right. For example,” you may want to check this if it is a decisive decision that you need to make, like before buying it. “

Samat also participated that Google has found that people prefer to reach this type of artificial intelligence and that there may be cases in which they may need to understand that there are limits.

Android 16 discovery of fraud

One of the most influential new features in Android 16 is to discover fraud, which can alert you to a possible fraud when using the Google messages app. Fraud detection uses a model on the device that is specifically set to understand when a specific message or an interconnection indicator may lead you to detect personal information. It works when a conversation with someone who is not in your contacts.

“Samat said: “We have already taken a model on the device, and we have helped coach it with many different scenarios of what could cause badly and what could happen here. We have tested it against millions and millions of the various possibilities of these fraud that we see,” Samat said.

Android users will also help maintain fraud. Every time a person reports a fraud, Google can use this information to develop the feature over time.

Android 16 final ideas

It was an insight into talking with Samat. The way it sees the future of Android and Gemini is really implanting me in the hope that all this will lead to a better world. Android 16 looks like one of the most important publications in the years. We just touched on a few first -class features. There are a lot of tools, facilities and updates to Android 16 – to take a deeper look, check CNET’s Android 16 Expleser.

Android 16 is scheduled to be released in June, and we are scheduled to come out later this summer. I look forward to testing both and seeing people’s reactions to new tools and features.