The integration of AI into smartphones has revolutionized the way we interact with our devices. Android phones give users powerful generative AI experiences without requiring a network connection or transferring data to the cloud. Google was the first to bring on-device AI capabilities via AI Core on Pixel 8 series. Here you will learn how to get AI Core on other Pixel phones.
On-device AI is an excellent solution for use cases where low latency, low cost, and privacy are your top priorities. Google’s Gemini Nano integrated on Pixel is suitable for on-device applications. It is optimized to do specialized tasks much like its larger models. Gemini Nano is powered by Android’s AICore system service, which uses device hardware to provide minimal inference latency and keep the model up to date.
The AI Core app is currently available on Google Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 8, Pixel 8a, and Samsung S24 Series devices. But you can also get it on any Android device. Before knowing that, if you are wondering what AICore is, read on to learn more about it and how to get it.
What is AI Core on Google Pixel Phones?
On Google Pixel phones, AI Core is a background service that is responsible for powering AI-driven features across all the devices. It keeps those features up to date in providing AI functionality to all other apps.
While you won’t interact with AICore directly, it does play an important role in delivering AI-powered experiences on your Pixel devices, as it runs mostly as a background service.
AI Core on Google Pixel helps to power many features, including automatic scene detection for your camera, enhanced Google Assistant responses, magic eraser and photo unblur, and more personalized recommendations.
In simple terms, AI Core maintains the availability of Gemini Nano and manages updates in the future, ensuring that you don’t have to be concerned about downloading or upgrading large models over the network.
AI Core also uses the device’s hardware to accelerate inference that lets apps perform optimally. It also accelerates the performance of features like Magic Eraser on Google Photos. So it’s possible that you may see better performance on your Pixel phone after installing AI Core.
How to Get AI Core on Google Pixel Phone?
As told earlier, the AI Core is a service that powers features across the Android operating system and provides applications with the latest AI models. So, this is quite useful for many features on Pixel. To get the feature, you first need install the app and enable developer options on your phone. After that, toggle on the Enable AI Core Persistent option, which is disabled by default. Here’s how you can do it:
First download the AI Core app from third-party websites or app stores like ApkMirror and install it on your phone. While many users have installed and are using the service on their Android phones, you need to download it at your own risk as it may cause some issues. Now follow the steps below.
Step 1: Open the Settings app on your Google Pixel device.
Step 2: Navigate to About phone and tap to open it. Now, you will find a Build number option at the bottom. Click on it several times until you see the “You are now a developer” message.
Step 3: Next, get back to the settings page. Click on System, then tap on Developer options.
Step 4: Look for the Enable AI Core Persistent option and enable the toggle.
The AI core on Google Pixel will run constantly when you enable the option. Keep in mind that once you enable the feature, it will also take up some memory from the device.
So, this is all about what the AI Core on Google Pixel phones and how you can get it on your Pixel device. Note that only the Pixel 8 Series has the AI Core service as of now, but it could also be available to earlier Pixel phones with upcoming updates. However, you can get the service on non-supported devices using the method above for now.
I installed the AI Core app on my Google Pixel 6a using a third-party website, and I didn’t notice much difference. But some users said it improved the performance of their Pixel phone. So it’s worth a try. Let us know if the app works for you or if you notice any improvements after installing it.
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Hey,
I downloaded and installed AI core from the APKMirror link on Pixel 4a but I’m can’t find the setting under developer options
Hello, The feature is limited to Pixel 8 series and newer models.