ANDROID APP · LOCAL-FIRST

Useful AI for your smartphone, designed for local use.

Ailo is an assistant powered by Gemini Nano and/or, optionally, Gemma 4 E2B. It gives you practical, local help that works offline on your smartphone.

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Gemma

What can stay on your phone, stays there.

Conversations, dictation, writing tools, translation, image analysis and Android action preparation: Ailo starts locally.

When the local model and required tool are available, these requests do not need to go to external servers.

Local modelsGemini NanoorGemma 4 E2Boptional

Concrete uses.

Ailo helps with the tasks that really come up on a phone.

Discuss

Conversations with Ailo about a wide range of questions.

Manage events

Create events and keep track of what is coming up.

Open apps

Tell Ailo to open an app installed on your smartphone, and it will.

Dictate

Dictation mode activates when you are in a text field. Speak and Ailo formats the text for you.

Write

Correct, rephrase, summarize or prepare text for your needs.

Translate

Translate text without leaving the task you are doing. This also works during dictation mode.

Analyze an image

Local OCR, EfficientDet and, when needed, Pose Landmarker to shed light on a photo or screenshot.

Start a route

Prepare a route and open it in your maps app.

Google Home

Take control of your Google Home devices. This feature is experimental.

A companion that adapts to your context.

When Ailo is set as your default assistant, you can invoke it and it appears to help based on what you are doing.

When more is needed, Ailo hands off.

If ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude or another assistant is installed on your phone, Ailo can prepare the next step and suggest that you continue with the app of your choice.

Local processingChosen assistant

IN DEVELOPMENT · ONLINE RESEARCH

Ailo will look it up for you, if you want.

Ailo starts by understanding your request locally. If a search can improve the answer, it shows you what it will check, then finds the useful information, examines it and puts it into context.

Local first

Ailo analyzes your request and its context on the phone before going further.

Tavily as the search engine

Tavily helps Ailo find recent, relevant information, within daily credits for each user.

Check, then answer

Ailo examines the sources, spots contradictions and shapes a clear, contextual and honest answer.

Research designed to understand, check and answer, not simply collect results. Ailo searches with method, weighs the evidence and helps you keep what matters.

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Ailo · Android local-firstGemini Nano · Gemma 4 E2B optional

GETTING STARTED

Set up Ailo properly.

A short guide for installing the beta and enabling the features you want to use.

Play Protect says it has never seen this app. What should I do?

This is expected for a beta APK installed outside Google Play. In the warning, tap “More details”, then “Install anyway” if you trust the download source.

Which permissions should I enable?

Open Android Settings, then Ailo, App info, and Permissions. Enable the permissions you want Ailo to use:

Calendar: create events and access the events in your calendars.
Contacts: access contacts to prepare a message or a call.
Microphone: voice conversations and dictation.
Phone: open the phone app and prepare number insertion.

How do I invoke Ailo from anywhere?

Choose Ailo as your default assistant in Android’s assistant settings. You can then invoke it from different places to chat and use dictation in a text field.

How do I enable contextual dictation?

In Ailo’s settings, enable “Contextual dictation”. Android will then ask you to enable its accessibility service.

When Android opens Accessibility settings, tap Ailo.
If Android shows a restricted-settings message, open Ailo, App info, then the three-dot menu in the top-right, and choose “Allow restricted settings”.
Return to Accessibility settings, open Ailo, enable “Use contextual dictation”, then tap “Allow”.

How do I connect Google Home?

Google Home is experimental. In Ailo’s settings, open Development at the bottom and enable it. Then connect Google Home and authorize the connection.

When can Ailo suggest another AI?

Enable handoff in Ailo’s settings, then choose the AI app you want Ailo to invoke. When a request needs fresher or more complex information, Ailo prepares the next step and suggests that you continue in the AI app you choose.

What can Ailo do without Gemini Nano or Gemma?

Ailo’s verified Android actions do not all depend on a generative model. Gemini Nano or Gemma mainly enrich understanding, writing and contextual analysis.

Capability	Without a local generative model	With Gemini Nano or Gemma
Direct Android actions	Read the time, create alarms or timers, toggle the torch, open apps and settings, and prepare a URL, search, map or route.	Use the same actions with more natural phrasing and a better grasp of the request’s context.
Calendar and communications	Read upcoming events, create an explicit event, find a contact, and prepare an SMS, email, note or call.	Interpret more complex requests and prepare more complete drafts.
Phone status	Show battery, network, volume, permissions and available-capability status.	Explain those verified facts and connect them to the request.
Dictation and writing	Voice capture can rely on Android, but generative formatting, rewriting and summarization are unavailable.	Format, correct, rephrase, summarize and translate text locally.
Images and screen	Local OCR and targeted detectors can still run when the required component is available.	Add contextual interpretation and a richer explanation of the authorized image or screen.
Conversation	No open-ended generative conversation. Ailo can still show its capabilities and execute explicit supported actions.	Provide local questions and answers, explanations and contextual reasoning.
Recent information	Requires connected research or a handoff to another assistant.	Still requires a connected source. A local model can synthesize results, but cannot make information current on its own.

Individual features can also depend on the Android version, device capabilities and permissions you grant.

What is Gemma 4 E2B?

Gemma 4 E2B is optional. Open Ailo’s settings and download Gemma to add 100% local reinforcement for supported uses.