Android AICore is a background service that manages machine learning models stored on your phone. It helps run features like scam detection, audio transcription, Pixel Screenshots, and other similar tools. You can turn it off and get some space back, but that means taking away the AI features your phone was sold with, which is a big part of the pitch now. Manufacturers are pushing AI much harder than any meaningful hardware upgrades lately. Google recently updated its support documentation to explain why AICore can balloon. When the system updates a local model, AICore keeps both old and new v
AICore is turning 128GB Android phones into a storage nightmareI’ve enjoyed returning to the Whoop far more than I expected. I’ve found it very easy to live with, the data clear and informative, and its lack of notifications or pressure to perform very refreshing. However, it’s very clear you’ll need to be athletic, or seriously trying to become more athletic, to get the most from it. It’s not a lifestyle tracker like the Oura Ring, and it’s not as generally helpful as a smartwatch. This is important to understand because the Whoop is an expensive fitness tracker to live with. While it’s natural to look at the membership cost as a single, annual figure, i
I reviewed the Whoop MG to find out if it should be worried about the Fitbit Air… It’s not available everywhere, has an additional cost attached, and requires you to join a waitlist in the app. Alternatively, you can manually add your own blood test results. Blood Pressure Insights. …
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… The tech industry shifted production into high-bandwidth memory for AI data centers, which squeezed the supply of flash memory for phones. Moving every base model to 256GB costs money, and manufacturers would rather not eat that cost. …
… Sign in to your Android Police account Phone makers are locked in an all-out AI arms race. Google and Samsung are at the front, pushing generative AI , predictive typing, and always-on assistants into every corner of the Android OS. But all that AI comes at a cost. …
… If users aren’t paying the full cost of the computing power, advertisers probably will. Google is also under pressure from rivals. Meta plans to fully automate ad creation from a single URL by the end of 2026 and OpenAI has already started monetizing consumer chats. …
Ben Khalesi Mar 12, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT I’ve been covering Android since 2023, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones. I’ve got a bachelor’s in IT with a major in AI, so I naturally view technology differently. …
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… Google needs to innovate while maintaining momentum I don’t envy Google’s position with the Pixel 11. …