Android will soon show what AI assistants are doing on your phone

• Google is upgrading Android’s Privacy Dashboard with real-time indicators and activity logs for AI assistants like Gemini.
• The feature will let users see which AI assistants were active and which apps they accessed in the last 24 hours.
• Google hasn’t announced a rollout timeline yet, but the update could become an important transparency feature as AI agents gain deeper control over Android phones.

Android’s Privacy Dashboard is getting a major upgrade to prepare for the AI agent era on Android. Alongside today’s Gemini Intelligence announcement, Google revealed that Android phones will soon show real-time indicators and detailed activity logs for actions performed by AI assistants on your device. The new additions aim to give users more transparency into what AI-powered agents are accessing and doing behind the scenes as they begin handling tasks on their behalf.

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