Google is rolling out a massive wave of feature updates this March, significantly expanding the capabilities of its artificial intelligence ecosystem. The latest Google Gemini AI updates introduce powerful new tools across Android smartphones, smart home devices, and enterprise applications. From autonomously ordering a pizza to better managing your smart home and remembering workplace chats, the AI assistant is becoming increasingly integrated into everyday routines.
This rollout highlights a shift toward agentic AI—technology that can act on a user’s behalf rather than just answering questions. Whether you are using a new Pixel 10, a Samsung Galaxy S26, or managing your home network, these enhancements aim to streamline tasks, improve security, and enhance daily productivity.
Autonomous Task Automation Arrives on Android
One of the most highly anticipated additions is the “Order with Gemini” feature, currently launching in beta. This tool allows the AI to handle multi-step, repetitive tasks like ordering food or hailing a rideshare based on a single voice or text prompt. Users can simply ask the assistant to order a specific meal or book a ride to a destination, and the AI handles the rest in the background. It navigates the app, selects preferences, confirms addresses, and completes the payment.
Initially, this beta feature is available in the United States and South Korea for select devices, including the Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL, and the Samsung Galaxy S26 series. Supported apps at launch include DoorDash, Grubhub, Instacart, Lyft, McDonald’s, Starbucks, Uber, and Uber Eats, alongside South Korean platforms like Kaemin and Kakao T.
To ensure safety and prevent mistaken orders, the AI operates within a secure, virtual window that limits its access to other device data. Users must explicitly authorize the command and can monitor the progress in real time, interrupting the transaction at any point if necessary.
For users who prefer eating out, Google introduced Restaurant Recommendations with Magic Cue for the Pixel 10 series. This feature analyzes chat contexts to suggest relevant dining options directly within messaging conversations.
Scam Detection and Visual Search Expansion
Google is also expanding its security tools. The Scam Detection feature for phone calls, already available on Pixel phones in several countries, is now rolling out to Samsung Galaxy S26 series devices in the U.S. Furthermore, an on-device Gemini model is being deployed to detect scam text messages on the Pixel 10 series in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K., with Galaxy S26 support arriving soon.
Meanwhile, the popular Circle to Search tool is receiving a major upgrade. Instead of identifying a single object, the feature can now analyze everything visible on a phone screen at once. Users can circle an entire outfit to search for every individual piece of clothing and accessory simultaneously, or learn more about a group of items displayed on the screen.
Smarter Google Home Automations and Nest Upgrades
The smart home ecosystem is getting its own substantial March update, particularly for users enrolled in the Gemini for Home early access program. The AI assistant now offers improved device targeting. For example, asking to “turn off the kitchen” will intelligently target only the room’s lights instead of cutting power to every smart plug. The assistant also explicitly uses your home address to provide more relevant weather and local news responses.
Google Home’s automation editor has gained new starter conditions, allowing users to trigger routines when a security system is armed, a device is plugged in, or a tablet is docked. Nest x Yale Smart Lock users will see expanded controls directly within the Google Home app, enabling them to view lock history, check battery status, receive notifications, manage passcodes, and schedule guest access.
Additionally, subscribers to the Google Home Premium plan can now use a “Live Search” feature on their camera streams to check the current state of their home, rather than being limited to searching past recorded events. A March 2026 software patch for the Nest Wifi Pro is also rolling out to improve mesh performance, stability, and security.
Conversation History Comes to Workspace
Enterprise users have not been left out. Google Workspace customers will now see an app-specific conversation history within the Gemini side panel. This allows users to revisit previous chats without needing to re-explain the context of their work. A chat started in Google Docs will remain tied to Docs, keeping everything organized across the online office software suite.
Google notes that these conversations remain private to the individual, even when collaborating in shared files. IT administrators will have access to new deletion controls, allowing them to disable manual chat deletion to comply with data retention policies or establish automatic deletion schedules. The update is currently rolling out to various Business, Enterprise, and Education tiers.
