
- The Xiaomi 15 makes its AI writing toolkit accessible from the text selection menu.
- This sets it apart from OnePlus and Pixel, which make their AI writing features available through select apps.
- Samsung also recently started to offer its AI writing tools through the text selection menu, suggesting this could become a broader trend in the future.
The Xiaomi 15 and 15 Ultra, like many of the best Android phones, offer an AI writing toolkit that uses generative AI models to summarize, proofread, extend, or rewrite text.
Building AI writing tools into first-party apps makes a lot of sense for vendors, as it encourages people to use them instead of alternatives. However, it’s frustrating for users if the first-party app is inferior or lacks certain features compared to alternatives. Android has long offered the ability for apps to build custom text selection actions, so integrating these AI writing tools into the system enables users to utilize them seamlessly across all apps.
Samsung seems to be the only other smartphone company to have recognized the practical utility of this approach. In its upcoming One UI 7 release, the company no longer requires you to use its Samsung Keyboard app to take advantage of its AI writing features. Hopefully, other companies adopt the approach of Xiaomi and Samsung and make their AI writing tools available system-wide rather than only in first-party apps.