Device Intelligence

A Pixel AI component that suggests information and next steps from your apps and what you are looking at. It is safe to disable: you lose nothing most people will miss.

What it does

Device Intelligence is a Google component on recent Pixels that looks at what is on screen and at data inside your apps to put useful details in front of you before you search. If a conversation turns to a booking or an order, for instance, it can surface the matching detail from your email, and it can propose a shortcut that finishes a task in another app. Google presents it as an AI feature whose data stays protected.

If you disable it

Proactive suggestions based on your screen and app data stop appearing. Nothing else depends on it.

How to disable it

Settings offers Disable for this package on most phones. Open Settings > Apps > See all apps > Device Intelligence > Disable.

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.apps.pixel.psi

adb shell pm enable com.google.android.apps.pixel.psi

The stronger option removes it for your user only; the original copy stays on the phone and a factory reset brings it back. Prefer disabling: it is easier to undo.

adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.apps.pixel.psi

adb shell cmd package install-existing com.google.android.apps.pixel.psi

New to ADB? Set it up in about ten minutes.

Data and battery

Looks at recent screen content and app data to make suggestions; Google states that it protects this data.

Where it appears

• Made by Google LLC.
• Listed on Google Play: Device Intelligence on Google Play.