Use AI for Files

Important:

• AI for Files can take up to 1 hour to process files the first time it runs. Make sure to connect to Wi-Fi and ensure your device’s battery is charged.

You can allow AI to process files on your Googlebook to create smart collections, AI-generated summaries, and more in apps, like Files.

Turn off AI for Files

When you opt into a feature that uses AI for Files, it turns on by default. To turn it off manually, use your device settings. Learn where you can use AI in the Files app.

1. Open your Googlebook’s Settings app .
2. Select Security & privacy More security & privacy AI for Files.
3. Turn off Use AI features in files.

Understand when AI for Files is off

• If you turn AI for Files off in the settings: It turns off for features or apps that use it.
  • There might be a delay between the time you turn it off and when the device stops the use of file data.
• If you turn off a specific feature that uses AI for Files: It turns off only for that feature. The setting remains on for the other apps.
• If no apps use the setting: The feature will become idle and will not process further files.

Manage language pack settings

Important: Language packs are not available in all languages.

To allow AI to understand a file in another language, you need to download a language pack for Files.

When an available language is detected, you’ll receive a notification to download the necessary language packs. To download the pack, on the notification, select Download.

Change download settings

1. Open your Googlebook’s Settings app .
2. Select Security & privacy More security & privacy AI for Files.
3. Select Allow audio language packs to automatically download your preferred option:
   • Ask every time: You get a prompt before any language pack downloads.
   • Always allow: Language packs are automatically downloaded when needed.
   • Never allow: Language packs aren't downloaded automatically.

Learn where you can use AI for Files

Your Googlebook uses AI for Files across multiple apps and experiences, like the Files app and the File collections widget.

In File collections

To find, access, and use files quickly, you can use File collections. It automatically groups related files on your device into collections so you spend less time on searches.

Learn more about File collections on Googlebook.

In the Files app

To find, organize, and manage your files, you can use AI features in the Files app. To help manage files on your Googlebook, AI in Files uses the context and content in your files.

Turn AI in the Files app on or off

1. On your Googlebook, open the Files app .
2. At the top right, select More Turn on AI features or Turn off AI features.

Find your files with AI

You can easily find your files with AI in the Files app through smart file descriptions and the search bar.

Through smart file descriptions

Important:

• When there’s no generated description:
  • The file type or language isn’t supported.
  • AI cannot generate a description based on the content.
  • Recently created or downloaded files don't immediately show a description.
• AI can make mistakes. Remember to check AI-generated descriptions to ensure they are accurate.

When turned on, smart file descriptions use AI to generate file descriptions based on content from your files. For example, a beach vacation photo may be recognized by AI and receive a description like "Photo of a sunset over the beach."

1. On your Googlebook, open the Files app .
2. Select List view.
3. Under “Descriptions,” you can find AI-generated descriptions.

Through the search bar

With AI in Files, you can use descriptions of content or context to search for files, rather than just file names. Searches only return results from your active folder or source. To search elsewhere, select a different folder or source.

1. On your Googlebook, open the Files app .
2. At the top right, in the search bar, enter a description of the file you want to find.

   • For example, searching for “Photo of a sunset” may return images of a sunset, regardless of the file names.

Related resources

• Use File collections on your Googlebook