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A new feature rolling out now to Android phones will analyze your habits and routines to suggest ways you can spend less time searching through your phone.
In an example provided by Google, "Contextual suggestions" could predict the playlist you'd want to listen to during a workout when you arrive at your gym.
We don’t yet know what these suggestions will look like on your phone, but the option first appeared in settings last year in a Google Play Services app beta. 9to5Google then spotted it on a Google Pixel 10 this week. Google has yet to share exact compatibility details, but it's expected to be available on many modern Android devices running the latest version of Google Play. We can confirm it’s live on a Pixel 9 running Android 16.
To see if you have the feature, head to Settings, tap your name, then tap All services and scroll to the bottom of the list. If you have it, it’ll appear under Contextual suggestions, in a new Other category.
The feature is on by default, with a toggle to turn it off. You can also manage what information is used, such as your device’s location. Android's settings explain that any data remains on your device in an encrypted space and will never be shared with apps or Google unless you choose to do so. You can delete any data you create, and it will be automatically deleted after 60 days.
Google previously introduced a more in-depth version of its predictive service, called Magic Cue, with the Google Pixel 10 series. It monitors what you're doing on your phone and suggests data that may be helpful, like flight information from your email when it detects you're on a call with an airline.