Google quietly released an app that lets you download and run AI models locally

Google quietly released Google AI Edge Gallery, an experimental Android app that lets users download and run openly available AI models from Hugging Face on their phones, with iOS support to come soon. The models run offline, using the phone's processor, which the article presents as useful for users who are wary of sending sensitive data to remote data centers or lack a Wi-Fi or cellular connection. The app, available from GitHub, includes shortcuts such as "Ask Image" and "AI Chat," plus a Prompt Lab for single-turn tasks like summarizing text. Google warns that performance varies by device and model size, and the app is licensed under Apache 2.0.