Google to kill Android's Heads Up in 2027; Gemini chat may come to Digital Wellbeing
AI summary
Code in Digital Wellbeing version 1.49.99 beta shows a banner that will tell users "Heads Up will stop working in 2027," directing them to other Digital Wellbeing tools; the report says no direct replacement is indicated for the pedestrian-safety feature launched in 2021. The same beta also contains strings for chatting with Gemini about how Digital Wellbeing settings "can work best for you," which the report suggests could live inside the Pause Point anti-distraction feature. Both findings come from an APK teardown, so the banner timing and the Gemini chat entry may never ship publicly.
In-depth insight
If the code ships, it would be another example of Gemini chat being woven into Android system settings tools.