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You may be tired of hearing everything AI features loaded onto your phone. But if you have Pixel 10There is one key ability that might be worth taking advantage of.
Magic Cue is one of Google’s latest AI technologies. It can display information related to what’s on your phone’s screen, so you don’t have to search for it yourself. For example, if you are calling your airline, Magic Cue will automatically display your upcoming flight information on the calling screen. Or if your friend sends a text message to ask you what time is dinner, these details will appear within the messages without you having to search for them.
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The Pixel 10 series is packed with other cool AI features, like a voice translation feature that can mimic the caller’s voice while translating what they’re saying. Artificial intelligence can too Sharpen your enlarged images And help you take better photos with Camera trainer. and Research circle It remains one of my favorite mobile gadgets. But Magic Cue is one of the few capabilities that succinctly delivers on AI’s promise to simplify tasks and serve as a useful mobile assistant.
Like many AI features, the Magic Cue can be hit or miss, and in many respects it still finds its place. But it stands out as one of the most practical and useful AI features you can use on Pixel 10, 10 Pro, 10 Pro XL and 10 Pro Fold.
The entire Pixel 10 lineup can use the Magic Cue.
What devices can use Magic Cue?
Only Google Pixel 10 phones can take advantage of the Magic Cue. It is powered by the Google Tensor G5 chip and the latest version of the Gemini Nano AI model. So, if you have an older Pixel phone or a different phone Android phoneThis will not be available to you.
How to use Magic Q
To use Magic Cue, you’ll first need to allow access to the capability in your Pixel 10 settings.
When you open Settings, you’ll see Magic Cue listed near the bottom. Click that and tap the toggle buttons to allow suggestions and information to appear based on what’s on your screen.
You’ll also see an option to choose the specific apps you want the Magic Cue to pull data from, such as Gmail, Messages, and Calendar. That way, if you have a flight reservation in your email or a dinner blocked out on your calendar, Magic Cue can bring up that information when it comes to a conversation on your screen. Google Support page for Magic Cue It also notes that suggestions can appear in “select third-party messaging apps,” though I personally haven’t seen them appear in WhatsApp yet, for example.
Under Magic Cue Settings, you’ll also see if an update is needed for the feature to work properly. Under the Magic Cue Updates tab, it should say “Updated.”
You’ll need to give Magic Cue permission to make suggestions, and you can choose which apps to pull data from.
You’ll be able to use Magic Cue 24 hours after you set it up on the Pixel 10. It may take a while for it to process data across your apps and display relevant suggestions, but it will get better at providing information and actions as you continue to use your phone.
Magic Cue processes everything on the device, so you don’t have to worry about your personal information being compromised.
How does Magic Q work?
Once you enable Magic Cue, it will suggest actions and superficial information related to what you’re doing on your Pixel device.
For example, if you are calling an airline, your flight details, including departure and arrival time and confirmation number, will appear on the calling screen. This way, when a customer service agent asks for these details, they will be readily available to you.
Likewise, if a friend texts to ask when your flight lands, those details will automatically pop up within Messages, and you can just tap to send. Or if someone asks you where you’re having dinner tonight, Magic Cue can find that information from your calendar so you don’t have to drop it yourself.
Magic Cue automatically pulled up my flight details when a friend asked when I was landing.
Magic Cue also works with Google Photos, so if someone requests a photo of someone or something, you can tap the photo sharing button that pops up in Messages and select the appropriate suggested photo.
In my experience, the Magic Cue was helpful but not perfect. It does a good job of displaying flight or reservation information from my email or calendar. But there are also times when “calendar view” is only said when someone asks when something happens. In those cases, Magic Cue saves me no time or effort, as I can easily scroll to my calendar myself. But I hope it gets better over time and that it constantly feels like a magic trick.