There’s a pretty good chance that if a new feature is rolled out by Google, it’s going to be tied with AI or Gemini in some way. Gemini has found its way into pretty much every single Google product and service, and for the most part, it tends to make things better.
Naturally, that’s to be expected at this point, since the brand has such a mature catalog of apps and services that can easily be enhanced using AI. So, when a new app named COSMO appeared on the Google Play Store, it didn’t really seem like much. Until it was later pulled.
Something new that we weren’t supposed to see yet
It looks like this app could have been launched ahead of its official release, as it’s now no longer available on the Google Play Store. The app was spotted by 9to5Google, with COSMO being an “experimental AI assistant application for Android devices.”
Currently, most AI services and features run through the cloud. This is done for a number of reasons, but it’s mostly for efficiency. While AI models can run natively on phones and PCs, it takes lots of power, which means excessive battery drain. Plus, some devices might not have the processing power.
When it comes to the details of COSMO, it’s an app that comes in at a little over 1GB and includes a Gemini Nano model. And while it appears to be pretty basic, there’s still quite a lot of useful tools, like a List Tracker, Document Writer, Event Suggester, Deep Research mode, Conversation Summary, and more.
It’s a handy and simple set of tools that are probably some of the most common reasons why someone might use AI. When it comes to the settings, there’s a mode for using the local model, online model, or both. However, as mentioned before, it’s now been pulled from the Play Store, which means that it was something that probably wasn’t meant to be available.
But, there are quite a few mysteries here, like was this just an internal tool, or will this be something that will eventually find its way to the public. With Google I/O right around the corner, there’s a good chance we might see this showcased at the event in just a few weeks time.
And since this is Google we’re talking about, there’s also a pretty good chance that we may never see this again. Regardless, we’ll just have to wait and see to find out.
