Oppo and OnePlus phones to get Gemini AI integration soon. All we know so far

Chinese smartphone makers Oppo and OnePlus announced on Friday that their devices will soon be integrated with Google's Gemini AI models. Notably, the two companies said in an earlier statement that their smartphone will come with Gemini Ultra 1.0 integration, but later issued a clarification stating that Oppo and OnePlus devices will get "Gemini models".

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In a joint release, Oppo and OnePlus said they are working with Google to integrate cloud AI into their upcoming products, meaning users will be able to use AI for tasks like summarising news articles, generating audio and generating social media content. Without going into further detail, the companies also said they are working with a number of partners to bring " groundbreaking AI experiences" to their users.

OnePlus and Oppo also stated that they had launched various generative AI models in China, which were integrated into devices such as the Oppo Find X7 and OnePlus 12.

Nicole Zhang, General Manager of AI Product for OPPO and OnePlus, while speaking about the collaboration with Google said, “Generative AI is a revolutionary technology and I believe OPPO and OnePlus are perfectly positioned to bring the benefits of AI to users all around the world. By collaborating with Google to integrate both Gemini and Google Cloud AI into smartphones, and by forming alliances with other industry pioneers for a variety of AI experiences, we are thrilled to ambitiously broaden the scope of mobile AI innovations..”

OnePlus devices start getting AI eraser update: 

Over the past few days, premium OnePlus phones such as the OnePlus 12 and OnePlus 12R have started receiving the update for the AI Eraser feature, which helps users remove unwanted objects from their images using the built-in Gallery application. The new feature is powered by OnePlus and Oppo's proprietary AndresGPT LLM and works by analysing the selected area and automatically generating a replacement background.

OnePlus has now announced that AI Eraser will be rolled out to most of its newly launched devices including the OnePlus 12, OnePlus 12R, OnePlus Nord CE 4, OnePlus Open along with last year's flagship smartphone from the company, the OnePlus 11.