Big name AI may get all the headlines, but behind the scenes there’s another revolution going on. AI chatbots are slowly but surely moving onto the smartphone – not connected to the cloud, but running locally and privately on the device itself.

Google today has announced that several features introduced at Samsung Unpacked will also be heading to other Android phones soon. Some of these are specific to the Pixel 9 lineup, but most are coming to all recent Android phones. Here's a look at what's on the way.

According to Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas, the assistant can help with tasks such as booking an Uber, finding dinner reservations, playing an old YouTube video, playing music, getting directions, and even translating Shakespeare.

Perplexity has turned its AI “answer engine” into a mobile assistant on Android. The new assistant can answer general questions and perform tasks on your behalf, such as writing an email, setting a reminder, booking dinners, and more.

Perplexity announced Thursday that it is beginning to roll out an agentic AI for Android devices, called Perplexity Assistant, which will be able to independently take multi-step actions on behalf of its user.

Generative artificial intelligence heavyweight OpenAI on Thursday previewed an AI agent that can carry out tasks on the web for users, as it seeks to enhance its chatbot amid intensifying competition.

AI agents have the potential to transform industries by automating tasks, personalizing interactions, and improving efficiency.

AI-powered search engine Perplexity has launched an "agent," of sorts, called Perplexity Assistant, only on Android for now.

Samsung Galaxy S25's Now Brief feature is the perfect glimpse at an AI personal assistant that actually makes sense.

Artificial intelligence startup Perplexity launched an agent-based assistant for Android devices on Thursday as it looks to take on larger rival OpenAI's ChatGPT and incumbent assistants such as Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa.

The Jeff Bezos and Nvidia-backed startup enters the AI assistant race with its versatile Perplexity Assistant.