*Google Launches AI Edge Gallery: Run Powerful AI on Your Phone—No Cloud Needed* Google has quietly released AI Edge Gallery, a new Android app that lets users run advanced AI models directly on their smartphones—no internet required. Designed for developers and early adopters, the app enables local processing of tasks like image analysis, text generation, and code writing. It pulls models from Hugging Face and runs them entirely on-device using Google’s optimized LiteRT and MediaPipe frameworks. The app features tools like multi-turn chat, image Q&A, and single-prompt tasks—offering performance close to cloud-based models, all while keeping data local. That shift brings a key benefit: improved privacy and reliability, especially for sectors like healthcare, finance, and field operations where cloud access isn't always ideal. https://venturebeat.com/ai/google-quietly-launches-ai-edge-gallery-letting-android-phones-run-ai-without-the-cloud/