Gemini task automation reaches India: Google’s assistant can book cabs and order food on Pixel 10, Pixel 11 and Galaxy S26 phones

Owners of recent Pixel and Samsung Galaxy flagship phones in India can now hand Google’s Gemini assistant a chore such as booking a cab or ordering a meal and let it work through the app for them. Google said on Tuesday, 10 November, that Gemini task automation is expanding to India, the United Kingdom and Japan. The announcement came with the November Pixel Drop, a software update that also brings Gemini Intelligence features to every Pixel 10 phone except the 10a.

The user opens the Gemini app, or says “Hey Google”, and describes the job, for instance “Book a cab to the airport”. Gemini draws up a plan and moves through the app’s screens in the background. The last step, confirming the booking or placing the order, is left to the phone’s owner.

Which phones, and who can use it

The feature runs on the Pixel 10, 10 Pro and 10 Pro XL, the Pixel 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro XL and 11 Pro Fold, and Samsung’s Galaxy S26 series, Z Flip 8, Z Fold 8 and Tab S12 series. Users must be 18 or older and use a personal Google account; office, school and supervised accounts do not qualify. For now it works with select apps and only in English, Japanese and Korean, so Telugu and Hindi are not supported. Google has not named the apps it works with in India. The release is gradual and may not reach every eligible phone at once.

What Google cautions

Google describes the feature as a beta. Its help page warns that Gemini may tap the wrong button, add the wrong quantity to a cart or complete a purchase without permission, and says the account holder is responsible for what it does, purchases included. It advises against typing sign-in or payment details into the chat; those should be entered in the app itself. Permission is granted app by app and can be changed under Screen automation in the Gemini app’s settings.

Pixel 10 phones also get Rambler, which removes filler words during voice typing, and Create My Widget, which builds a widget from the owner’s description. Google’s help page lists India among the countries where Create My Widget works, in English, for users aged 18 or over. For Rambler, Google says only that it is limited to select countries and languages. Summaries of long conversations on Pixel phones now work in Hindi. The Pixel Tag tracker, priced at $29.99 in the announcement, is listed on Google’s India store from Rs 3,799, with a sign-up for sale alerts. The update began rolling out on 10 November and continues for several weeks; Pixel owners can check under Settings, System, Software update.