Pixel 11 Pro gets a Labs-badged Device help action in Gemini

After Google app beta 17.52, Gemini on Pixel 11 Pro shows Device help in the plus menu above Personal Intelligence. It can change settings and troubleshoot Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, battery, and apps.

Cover image from 9to5Google’s report on Gemini Device help on Pixel 11 Pro

On August 24 9to5Google reported a Labs-badged Device help action in Gemini on Pixel 11 Pro after Google app beta 17.52. It sits in the plus menu above Personal Intelligence. The same morning it was not seen on the base Pixel 11.

What we know

Device help is Labs-badged and appeared in Gemini on Pixel 11 Pro after Google app beta 17.52.
It lives in the plus menu above Personal Intelligence.
It can change settings and troubleshoot Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, battery, and apps.
It was not seen on the base Pixel 11 that morning.
The feature appears to reuse Device Assistance, formerly Utilities.

Takeaways

The new Gemini entry is a Labs experiment on Pro hardware first.
The plus-menu slot sits above Personal Intelligence, not inside settings.
The brains look recycled from Device Assistance rather than a new stack.

Source: 9to5Google

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Pixel 11 Pro gets a Labs-badged Device help action in Gemini

After Google app beta 17.52, Gemini on Pixel 11 Pro shows Device help in the plus menu above Personal Intelligence. It can change settings and troubleshoot Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, battery, and apps.

What we know

Device help is Labs-badged and appeared in Gemini on Pixel 11 Pro after Google app beta 17.52.
It lives in the plus menu above Personal Intelligence.
It can change settings and troubleshoot Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, battery, and apps.
It was not seen on the base Pixel 11 that morning.
The feature appears to reuse Device Assistance, formerly Utilities.

Takeaways

The new Gemini entry is a Labs experiment on Pro hardware first.
The plus-menu slot sits above Personal Intelligence, not inside settings.
The brains look recycled from Device Assistance rather than a new stack.

Source: 9to5Google