Gemini creeping towards total control of your phone – you might never need to open an Android app again
Publish Date: 2026-02-04 11:00:00
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Gemini could soon order food deliveries or call an Uber for you, with code in a beta app pointing to new abilities.
Using a screen automation system, it’s thought that this is the next step towards an agentic AI system on your phone.
Gemini might soon be able to help with a range of tasks thanks to a system called “screen automation”. Code referring to these action has been found in the Google app, leading to more understanding of the company’s plans for the AI system on Android.
Google has always talked about the agentic powers that it wants AI to offer – that is the ability to do things on your behalf. It sees a future where you’ll ask Gemini to create an itinerary for a weekend away and once you’ve approved the suggestions, you’ll get the AI to book hotels and make reservations at restaurants.
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It’s these latter actions that are seen as “agentic”, ie., the AI is acting on your behalf, beyond just surfacing information for you.
According to 9to5Google, there are strings of code in the Google app 17.4 beta that refer to “Get tasks done with Gemini”. It appears to be codenamed “bonobo”, with Google explaining that it can help with “placing orders or booking rides, using screen automation on certain apps”.
Using screen automation suggests that this isn’t going to happen in the background, it’s likely that it’s all going to happen in front of your eyes, meaning you can intervene if things aren’t heading in the right way.
How could an agentic Gemini help you?
While there’s no working example, it’s easy to imagine that asking Gemini to book you an Uber home would open the Uber app, fire up the destination, select a ride and tell you when it’s…
