Samsung's Galaxy Watches are getting Google Gemini AI
Samsung has proudly unveiled that Google Gemini is coming to its Galaxy Watches. Activating Gemini will also be "smoother than ever" when you have a pair of Galaxy Buds3 or Buds3 Pro.
Gemini on your Galaxy Watch provides hands-free assistance using natural voice commands. You can ask it to do things like remember stuff for you, summarize your incoming emails, and more across multiple apps.
With the Galaxy Buds3 and Buds3 Pro, you can use your voice or pinch and hold to activate Gemini on the earbuds and "smoothly interact with your Galaxy smartphone".
Samsung unfortunately hasn't revealed a rollout timeline for this, but it's safe to assume it's coming soon. It's not very surprising, since Google is currently working on replacing Google Assistant with Gemini everywhere, and that's just what this will be - where before you had Google Assistant on your smartwatch or earbuds, you'll now get Gemini with its enhanced abilities.
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