科技英语：谷歌AI助力安卓，重新定义移动端王者

And last month, Samat moved up via a reorg at the top of Google. He's now President of Android Ecosystems, which means he runs Android, the world's most popular smartphone platform. This job also includes Android TV, Android Auto, and new augmented and mixed-reality technology.
上个月，通过谷歌高层的重组，Samat晋升了。他现在是Android生态系统的总裁，这意味着他管理着Android，这是全球最流行的智能手机平台。这项工作还包括Android TV、Android Auto以及新的增强现实和混合现实技术。

"AI is having a moment. It's a huge opportunity for the Android ecosystem," he said. "We are going to be very fast-moving to not miss this opportunity. It's a once-in-a-generation moment to reinvent what phones can do. We are going to seize that moment."
"AI 正处于一个关键时刻。对于 Android 生态系统来说，这是一个巨大的机遇，" 他说道。"我们将会非常快速地行动，以免错过这个机会。这是一个一生一次的时刻，重新定义手机的功能。我们将抓住这个时机。"

With Google's new Gemini AI models, "we can do things that have never been possible on smartphones," he added.
“有了谷歌的新Gemini AI模型，”他补充道，“我们可以做一些在智能手机上从未可能的事情。”

The 800 pound smartphone gorilla, Apple — this was not a word uttered by Samat during the interview. At one point he said "the other OS," referring to Apple's iOS mobile platform, which leads in the US, but still lags far behind Android globally.
在采访中，这位谷歌高管没有提到“智能手机市场的大哥”苹果公司。在谈到苹果的iOS移动平台时，他曾说过“另一个操作系统”，尽管在美国领先，但在全球范围内仍远远落后于Android。

On that "other OS," Google's Gemini is just an app. On Android, it's way more, according to Samat.
在那个“另一个操作系统”上，谷歌的Gemini只是一个应用程序。而在Android上，根据Samat的说法，它的功能要强大得多。

He showed me an example, by pressing and holding the power button on his Pixel 8 phone. This summoned Gemini to appear on top of the YouTube app he was in.
他给我演示了一个例子，按住他的 Pixel 8 手机上的电源按钮。这样就可以唤出Gemini，显示在他正在使用的YouTube应用程序上方。

There was a video playing and he asked Gemini questions about the clip. Gemini analyzed the footage and responded from the relevant part of the video. He then pulled out a Samsung S24 and did the same thing, but touched and dragged up from the bottom right of the screen to summon Gemini.
视频正在播放，他向Gemini提出了关于视频片段的问题。Gemini分析了视频内容，并从视频的相关部分做出了回应。然后，他拿出了一部三星 S24，并做了同样的操作，但是是从屏幕右下角触摸并向上拖动以唤出Gemini。

This is possible because Google has baked Gemini AI models and assistant technology into the "System UI" level on Android devices. That's below the app level, where the technical important stuff happens.
这是可能的，因为谷歌已经将Gemini AI模型和助手技术整合到Android设备的“系统UI”级别中。这是在应用程序级别之下，技术上重要的事情发生在这个级别之下。

"You can't do stuff like this if you're just an app on a device," Samat said. "We can do this on Android, so Gemini can come into the situation with context, above or to the side of what's happening."
“如果你只是一个设备上的应用程序，就不能做到这样的事情，”Samat说。“在Android上我们可以做到这一点，因此Gemini可以在发生的事情上方或侧面带有上下文进入情境。”

Without being hemmed into an app, Gemini is free to roam around more of the device and understand the context of what you're doing at any moment.
没有被困在应用程序中，Gemini可以自由地在设备的更多区域移动，并理解你在任何时刻所做的事情的背景。

Samat stressed that this only happens if users summon the AI with intentional actions such as that button press on the Pixel 8 or the swipe on the S24.
Samat强调，这只会发生在用户通过诸如在Pixel 8上按下按钮或在S24上滑动等有意的操作来唤醒AI的情况下。