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Daily Brief was one of the many new AI features unveiled during the Google I\/O keynote. It\u2019s Google\u2019s attempt at a generative AI assistant, designed to help organize your life and pull information from various sources. If that sounds familiar, it should. Google tried something similar with Daily Hub<\/a> when the Pixel 10 series launched, only to pull it back for further improvements shortly after.<\/p>\n It\u2019s also similar to what Samsung has tried with Now Brief, with limited success. On paper, it seems like a fantastic idea. I\u2019d enjoy having a generative assistant that pores over my communications, schedule, and local weather to come up with the best plan of attack for my day \u2014 but that\u2019s far from reality.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve used Daily Brief<\/a> for a few days, and Google has plenty of work to do.<\/p>\n Do you like the idea of Daily Brief and Now Brief?<\/p>\n 63 votes<\/p>\n No way. I don’t need an AI assistant.<\/p>\n 16%<\/p>\n Sure, it sounds like a good idea if done right.<\/p>\n 84%<\/p>\n The sales pitch for Daily Brief sounds good\n<\/p>\n Daily Brief is a personalized digest designed to help you organize your day. In theory, it\u2019ll read through your emails, calendar, and to-do list, prioritizing items and reminding you of what is on your plate. It\u2019s actually a good idea, and if it worked properly, I\u2019d enjoy using it. Unfortunately, it\u2019s not useful in its current state.<\/p>\n Through a few days of use, Daily Brief has yet to produce anything that feels generative or even remotely useful. It constantly reminds me of emails I intentionally ignore, like reviewing sign-in requests from accounts. It\u2019s urged me two days in a row to explore more of the features of the Motorola Razr Ultra I\u2019m testing, and it repeatedly thinks it\u2019s a good idea if I find more ways to use Google\u2019s Gemini tools<\/a> \u2014 hardly the succinct and prioritized summary of my day I was promised.<\/p>\n I\u2019m still high on the idea of Daily Brief and Now Brief if one of these companies can implement it properly.<\/p>\n It\u2019s especially disappointing because Google\u2019s short-lived Daily Hub showed more promise. Yes, it was often a preview of the weather and of my calendar for the day, but it did manage to slip in some personalized touches. It knew my bowling league season was about to start, so it suggested helpful YouTube videos and apps to help me keep track of my scores. It wasn\u2019t Earth-shattering, but it felt tailored to me.<\/p>\n Now Brief is still somehow better than Daily Brief<\/p>\n Aamir Siddiqui \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n It feels almost mind-numbing to say, but I prefer Samsung\u2019s Now Brief to Gemini\u2019s Daily Brief. Sure, it merely spits out today\u2019s weather and serves up a randomly depressing news story about a murder somewhere in Texas, but it\u2019s at least presented in a way that makes sense. And if I want to use the service, I can place a widget on my home screen.<\/p>\n Daily Brief makes Gemini a destination app for the service. Google needs to follow the rest of its AI roadmap for smartphones and push it into the background. If the company wants me to give it a legitimate shot, it needs to at least present the information better \u2014 actually ranking and prioritizing what it thinks I should tackle first.<\/p>\n I\u2019m still high on the idea of Daily Brief and Now Brief<\/a> if one of these companies can implement it properly. The example shown on stage during the Google I\/O keynote is a useful nugget \u2014 something like remembering to return an item or getting a refund. Those are tasks that constantly slip my mind, and I\u2019d be sick to think how much money I\u2019ve thrown away over the years by not following up.<\/p>\n However, we\u2019re not there yet, and the result is yet another AI product that I\u2019m trying to shoehorn into my smartphone experience.<\/p>\n I need more from AI than just making it easier for me to buy things<\/p>\n I couldn\u2019t help but notice that Google featured more than a few AI products during the keynote that, in some way, would end in a purchase. Even Google\u2019s new AI search<\/a> seems open to the highest bidder, doing away with links in favor of AI-generated buying advice. I\u2019m uncomfortable with all of it, and while I know I still have final say before any money changes hands, it\u2019s not a path I want to go down eagerly.<\/p>\n Giving up more and more privacy online has never felt good, but there was at least some value in return. Yes, companies were able to make money off our data and ads became targeted, but the services and the convenience eased the pain \u2014 that\u2019s not the case anymore. The last shreds of privacy are being ripped away. AI agents can now read our emails and calendars and know more about our day than we do, but instead of offering that privacy in return for services that make my life better, all I get are half-baked products.<\/p>\n I don\u2019t need more innovative ways to buy things, and I\u2019m pretty good at determining which products I want. It\u2019s especially disappointing when I realize the AI features that make Google the most money will probably be far better on launch than Daily Brief. I\u2019m not naive enough to think we can claw back any of our privacy, but if I\u2019m going to give up every last detail of my life, Google can at least produce something that works.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n![\"Samsung](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Samsung-Galaxy-S26-Ultra-showing-One-UI-Now-Brief.jpg\"\/ "\\"Samsung")
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