Want Google’s smartest Gemini features? You’ll need one of these phones

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TL;DRGoogle has officially listed seven phones that support Gemini Nano 4, the model behind some of its newest on-device AI features.The supported devices are the Pixel 11 series and Samsung’s latest Galaxy Z foldables, including the Z Fold 8 Ultra.Features such as Gboard’s Rambler and Create My Widget increasingly depend on newer hardware, potentially leaving older phones behind.Google’s latest AI features are becoming less about what version of Android your phone runs and more about what’s inside it. If you were hoping a software update would eventually bring Google’s smartest Gemini Intelligence features to your older flagship, the latest device list is a good reality check. Google now says Gemini Nano 4 is supported on only seven Android phones, and those are the devices positioned to unlock the newest on-device Gemini experiences.The list includes Google’s Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL, and Pixel 11 Pro Fold, alongside Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 8, Galaxy Z Fold 8, and Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra. Google quietly added these devices to its developer documentation this week (via 9to5Google), making them the first phones officially listed with Gemini Nano 4 support.