Introduction

Android System Intelligence (ASI) is a core component of the Android operating system that powers intelligent features across Android devices while keeping your data private. ASI is not a new app, but a rebrand of an older app called Device Personalization Services, which was launched with Android 9 Pie in 2018.

ASI is important because it enables a lot of smart features that leverage machine learning to improve your user experience. ASI also protects your user data by processing it locally on your device and not sending it to the cloud.

Some of the benefits of using ASI are:

• You can enjoy automatic captions for media, live translation of text and speech, and voice typing with Assistant.
• You can optimize your battery life, screen brightness, and app performance with adaptive features.
• You can personalize your user experience with app suggestions, smart locks, smart notifications, smart replies, adaptive charging, and smart storage.

ASI works by using a system component called Private Compute Core, which is a secure and isolated environment that runs machine learning algorithms on your device. Private Compute Core ensures that your personal and sensitive data is not accessed by other apps or sent to the cloud.

Some of the key features of ASI are:

• Live Caption: This feature generates automatic captions for any media playing on your device, even if it doesn’t have captions available.
• Now Playing: This feature identifies music playing around you and displays information on the lock screen.
• Smart Auto-rotate: This feature detects the orientation you hold your phone in and rotates the screen accordingly.
• Adaptive Battery: This feature learns your usage patterns and limits battery usage for apps you don’t use often.
• Adaptive Brightness: This feature automatically adjusts the screen brightness based on your preferences and the ambient light.
• Battery Saver: This feature reduces battery drain by turning off some features and background activity when the battery is low,
• App Standby: This feature puts apps that you haven’t used in a while into a low-power state to save battery and memory.
• Background Restriction: This feature prevents apps from running in the background if they use too much battery.
• Digital Wellbeing: This feature helps you manage your time and focus on what matters by showing you how you use your device, setting app timers, enabling do not disturb mode, and more.

ASI’s role in powering smart features

ASI powers a lot of smart features that make your Android device more useful and convenient. These features use machine learning to understand your context and provide relevant information and actions. Some of these features are:

Live Caption

Live Caption is a feature that generates automatic captions for any media playing on your device, such as videos, podcasts, audio messages, and more. Live Caption works even if the media doesn’t have captions available or if your device is muted. Live Caption uses ASI to process the audio locally on your device and create captions in real time. You can enable or disable Live Caption from the volume control or the accessibility settings.

Now Playing

Now Playing is a feature that identifies music playing around you and displays information such as song title, artist name, and album name on the lock screen. You can also tap on the song information to open it in your preferred music app. Now Playing uses ASI to recognize songs from a large database stored on your device. You can enable or disable Now Playing from the sound settings or the lock screen settings.

Smart Auto-rotate

Smart Auto-rotate is a feature that detects the orientation you hold your phone in and rotates the screen accordingly. Unlike the regular auto-rotate feature, Smart Auto-rotate uses ASI to analyze the image on the screen and determine the best orientation for it. For example, if you are looking at a photo or a video that is taken in portrait mode, Smart Auto-rotate will keep the screen in portrait mode even if you tilt your phone sideways. You can enable or disable Smart Auto-rotate from the quick settings or the display settings.

Android System Intelligence in Improving Performance and Security

ASI also plays a role in improving the performance and security of your Android device. ASI helps optimize your battery life, app performance, and security updates by using adaptive features and machine learning. Some of these features are:

Performance optimization

ASI helps optimize the performance of your device by learning how you use it and adjusting the resources accordingly. For example, ASI uses Adaptive Battery to limit battery usage for apps that you don’t use often, Adaptive Brightness to adjust the screen brightness based on your preferences and the ambient light, Battery Saver to reduce battery drain by turning off some features and background activity when the battery is low, App Standby to put apps that you haven’t used in a while into a low-power state to save battery and memory, and Background Restriction to prevent apps from running in the background if they use too much battery.

Security enhancements

ASI also helps enhance the security of your device by using machine learning to detect and prevent malicious behavior. For example, ASI uses Google Play Protect to scan your device and apps for harmful software, Safe Browsing to warn you about dangerous websites, Find My Device to locate, lock, or erase your lost or stolen device, and Security Update to install the latest security patches on your device.

ASI’s role in personalizing the user experience

ASI also plays a role in personalizing the user experience of your Android device. ASI helps you customize your device according to your preferences and needs by using machine learning to understand your behavior and provide relevant suggestions and actions. Some of these features are:

App suggestions

App suggestions are a feature that suggests the app you may need next based on your usage patterns and context. For example, if you usually check your email in the morning, App suggestions may show you the Gmail app on your home screen or app drawer. App suggestions use ASI to learn from your app usage and predict the app you are most likely to use. You can enable or disable App suggestions from the home settings or the app drawer settings.

Smart Lock

Smart Lock is a feature that keeps your device unlocked when it’s safe and locks it when it’s not. For example, you can set Smart Lock to keep your device unlocked when it’s connected to a trusted Bluetooth device, such as your car or your headphones, or when it’s near a trusted location, such as your home or your office. Smart Lock uses ASI to learn from your trusted devices and locations and unlock your device automatically. You can enable or disable Smart Lock from the security settings.

Smart Notifications

Smart Notifications are a feature that helps you manage your notifications more easily and efficiently. For example, you can snooze notifications for later, mark notifications as silent or important, group notifications by category, or swipe away notifications with one gesture. Smart Notifications use ASI to learn from your notification preferences and actions and provide relevant options and suggestions. You can enable or disable Smart Notifications from the notification settings.

Smart Replies

Smart Replies are a feature that provides automatic response options for messages, emails, and other communication apps. For example, if you receive a message asking “How are you?”, Smart Replies may suggest “I’m good, thanks”, “Not bad”, or “Busy”. Smart Replies uses ASI to process the text locally on your device and generate relevant replies in real time. You can enable or disable Smart Replies from the app settings.

Adaptive Charging

Adaptive Charging is a feature that helps extend the battery life of your device by optimizing the charging speed based on your usage patterns. For example, if you usually charge your device overnight, Adaptive Charging may slow down the charging speed after reaching 80% and speed up again before you wake up. Adaptive Charging uses ASI to learn from your charging habits and adjust the charging speed accordingly. You can enable or disable Adaptive Charging from the battery settings.

Smart Storage

Smart Storage is a feature that helps free up space on your device by removing unnecessary files and backing up important files to the cloud. For example, Smart Storage may delete old photos and videos that are already backed up to Google Photos, clear cached data from apps that you don’t use often, or suggest files that you can delete or move to the cloud. Smart Storage uses ASI to learn from your storage usage and provide relevant options and suggestions. You can enable or disable Smart Storage from the storage settings.

Conclusion

ASI is a core component of the Android operating system that powers intelligent features across Android devices while keeping your data private. ASI enables a lot of smart features that improve your user experience, such as Live Caption, Now Playing, Smart Auto-rotate, Adaptive Battery, Adaptive Brightness, Battery Saver, App Standby, Background Restriction, Digital Wellbeing, Performance optimization, Security enhancements, App suggestions, Smart Lock, Smart Notifications, Smart Replies, Adaptive Charging, and Smart Storage.

To enable or disable ASI features, you can go to the settings of your device and find the relevant option for each feature. For example, you can enable or disable Live Caption from the volume control or the accessibility settings.

To get the most out of your Android device with ASI features, here are some tips:

• Keep your device updated with the latest version of Android OS and Google Play Services.
• Allow ASI to access necessary permissions such as location, microphone, camera, etc.
• Give ASI some time to learn from your usage patterns.