… Still, Vertu says the Hermes Agent supports 31 “Western ecosystem apps” including apps like Gmail, TikTok, and Amazon Shopping and 55 “Asian ecosystem apps” like WeChat, Meituan, and Taobao , and that the agent can also control the phone's hardware and user interface. …
… Much of this keeps users trapped within Google’s ecosystem without actually browsing the web themselves, a practice we’ve seen before when features like AI Overviews launched in 2024. …
… This livestreamed presentation helps Google spread out the cavalcade of updates from the often jam-packed I/O keynote. The Android Show focused on new features in Android 17, the next version of Android coming later this summer, as well as several updates to the Gemini assistant experience. …