And that brings us to the third focus for Android, which is the connecting line between all the Android ecosystem products—artificial intelligence. Almost the entirety of Google's keynote was spent on Gemini, the chatbot replacing the nine-year-old Google Assistant in everything from Android Auto and Wear OS, to smartphones and now Android XR. Sameer Samat, president of the Android EcosystemThe new Android XR platform comes at a time when Google is facing incredible scrutiny from regulatory bodies. “There are some interesting myths—that Gemini can be the only AI assistant on Android, when it's very easy for consumers to choose others like Perplexity or OpenAI.”But when asked about how Android XR will navigate these core issues—will Gemini be the only assistant on Android XR? Samat promises that Android XR will have a clear set of standards for manufacturers to follow, just like on Android, to build around data sharing, security, and privacy.