AI Assistant & Translation
The Android version is still in development and testing and has not been officially released. The following describes the currently planned features; the actual screens, availability, and details may change, and some features are not yet enabled.
AI Travel Assistant
Once you open the AI Assistant, you can ask travel-related questions in natural language:
- An empty conversation shows a welcome card and chips with example topics / quick questions; tapping one fills it into the input box.
- Replies support Markdown and are streamed out word by word (in cloud mode).
- The assistant can search the site's blog articles and forum discussions to help answer, showing clickable "reference source" cards below the reply.
- Each message can be copied or shared via the Android system share sheet.
AI Engine Modes
The menu at the top right lets you switch the AI engine (the setting is remembered), and the top banner honestly indicates the current mode's data destination:
| Mode | Description | Data destination |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic (cloud first) | Default. Prefers the cloud, automatically switching to on-device when offline | Mainly cloud; messages are sent to the server for processing |
| Cloud AI | Forces the cloud, with the best answer quality and on-site search | Messages are sent to the server for processing |
| On-device (offline) | Forces the on-device Gemini Nano model | Fully offline; conversations are not uploaded |
On-device mode uses on-device Gemini Nano and is only available on supported devices (such as Pixel 8 or later); when unsupported, the app detects this, notifies you, and automatically falls back to the cloud. Cloud features only take effect once the backend service is live.
Conversation History and Sync
- You can open the conversation history list to continue an earlier conversation, pull to refresh, delete, or start a new one.
- There's a "Sync conversations to account" toggle; only when signed in are conversations saved and loaded, while guests can ask directly but keep no history.
In cloud mode, your conversation content is transmitted to the server and AI service for processing; in on-device mode it's fully offline and not uploaded. See Privacy & Permissions and the Privacy Policy.
AI Trip Planning
"AI Trip Planning" can structurally generate content and import it into your trip with one tap:
- Modes: choose "Packing list" or "Day-by-day itinerary".
- Input conditions: destination, number of days, number of people, and season.
- Generation uses a three-tier mechanism: cloud → on-device → built-in templates (ensuring it's never empty).
- After selecting the results, you can import them into Room: the packing list imports as packing items, and the day-by-day itinerary imports as trip waypoints.
Translation
Translation in the Android version is currently offered as forum post translation:
- Within a forum thread, you can translate a post into your system language and switch between showing the original / translation (sign-in required).
The Android version currently has no standalone translation screen and no camera translation; translation is limited to forum posts.