Android 16 could let Gemini act as an AI agent for your controlling apps on your phone.

Perplexity Assistant, which is available for Android devices as of Thursday in the Perplexity app, can take “multi-app actions,” the company says, like hailing a ride or searching for a song.

The app acts as an AI assistant in much the same way Android users are used to. With the press and hold of the power button, Perplexity AI shows up in the bottom third of your screen.

How to make ChatGPT your Android assistant If you have the latest version of the ChatGPT app, head to your phone's settings menu, then find Apps > Default apps > Digital assistant app.

Instead, you can summon the assistant just like you summon Google Assistant and give it instructions directly. To get started, download Perplexity AI on your Android smartphone.

ChatGPT just released a beta update that lets you replace the default voice assistant on your Android phone. Although the ChatGPT for Android app has been around since 2023, this update makes it ...