With the Pixel 10 series, Google introduced Magic Cue, an AI-powered feature that analyzes how you use your phone and offers tailored suggestions and app actions to make everyday tasks quicker and smoother. So far, it has been limited to Google’s latest flagships, but the company appears to be working on bringing something similar to more Android phones.
According to Android Authority, Google is prepping a new feature call Contextual Suggestions, which will offer users “helpful suggestions from apps and services based on their routine activities and locations.” The company has already started testing this feature in Google Play Services version 25.49.32 beta.
Users on the latest beta can enable it by navigating to Settings > Google Services > All services > Other and tapping the toggle on the Contextual suggestions page, though it’s not yet available to all beta testers. The settings page provides an example of how it works, highlighting that if the user often listens to music while working out, the feature can automatically prompt the music app to suggest a playlist when they arrive at the gym.
For suggestions that rely on the user’s location, the settings page has a toggle to enable location sharing. It also includes a “Manage your data” option that lets users delete the data collected for contextual suggestion, along with a section about privacy stating that the feature works in an encrypted space on device and doesn’t share user data with other apps or Google.
How Contextual suggestions work
A section about how the feature works further reveals that it relies on device activity and location data to make predictions about what might be helpful for the user. It provides an additional example stating that if a user often casts sports games to their TV on a specific day, it can offer a casting suggestion on that day at the appropriate time.
It’s not immediately clear whether Contextual Suggestions will be limited to Google’s own apps or extend to third-party apps. Google is expected to share more details when the feature rolls out widely.
