Google has added a new one to its work on testing artificial intelligence technologies. The company quietly launched a new experimental assistant application called COSMO, developed for Android devices, on the Play Store.

The application, published under the package name com.google.research.air.cosmo, is defined as an experimental artificial intelligence assistant prepared by Google for Android devices. It is stated that the main purpose of the application is to organize daily tasks and answer complex questions.

Technical details of COSMO application

When the settings menu of the application is examined, some important clues about the working principle of COSMO emerge. The software can use the Gemini Nano model locally, receive data via a remote PI server, or operate in a hybrid mode that switches between these two methods.

COSMO is designed to use Android’s AccessibilityService API to access screen content. However, initial tests show that this feature is not yet working at full capacity.

A testing platform under development

The general structure of the application and the deficiencies on the Play Store suggest that the software is not yet ready for the end user. The fact that the screenshots on the store page were uploaded with incorrect rates are signs that the application was released earlier than expected.

At this stage, access to COSMO seems to be quite limited and installation cannot be done in all regions, even on Pixel devices. While some artificial intelligence capabilities offered by the application are kept off by default, the overall user experience appears to be more crude compared to the existing Gemini application.

Google has not yet made an official announcement about this new tool, and it remains unclear for what purpose the application was developed. The company is expected to share more details about this experimental project in the coming days.

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