It can be said that Google has just revolutionized the AI ​​industry. It has not invented anything, but it has taken an important step in terms of local language models. Last weekend it launched Gemma 4, an AI that does not stand out for its large size, but for its ability to work on relatively modest devices. So much so, that it is a new model capable of running on your mobile locallywithout an Internet connection and with instant responses.

Gemma 4 is classified as a small model capable of managing between 2B and 4Bfar from the big bets of Google itself, OpenAI or Anthropic, but with a very clear objective: run on your mobile to perform very specific, fast and without the need to manage anything in the cloud.

Is 100% localwhich means that it uses the memory and processor of the mobile phone to process the information and answer your question. It is possible to use Gemma 4 as a chatbotto ask questions about files or photographs that we have on our smartphone or even to transcribe audio and receive live context of what the camera sees. Everything, pardon the redundancy, locally and without sharing anything.

Its main limitation is the connection. You can use it as a chatbot, but you will not be able to ask about current affairs or in which you have to search for information on the Internet when you do not have access to the Internet. Gemma 4 is a local AI and is designed to work with the local elements of your device.

And, the truth is, that works like a charm. Google already comments that it is one of the most powerful “mini” models on the scene, and that it is currently above the alternatives of DeepSeek, Qwen or Kimi. It is a Swiss army knife that no longer requires searching on the Internet and is also completely free.

How to use Gemma 4 on any Android mobile

The best of all is that it is a tool available to everyone. Gemma 4 is a language model that Google has released for free and that can be installed locally on almost any Android mobile. You only need, in addition to the model itself, the Google Edge Gallery app.

This is from the company itself, and has the objective of managing any local language model that you want to install. You can do it with others, but the great advantage is that it allows you to install Gemma 4 in a matter of a couple of minutes and start using the model in its different versions.

The latter is the best: Depending on the performance of your mobile, you can choose to use a larger or smaller model of Gemma 4. There are four available: E2B, E4B, 31B and 26B A4B.

Google wants you to use AI in a new way

This move by Google is not coincidental. The company is preparing to make a significant leap in local AI for its devices, allowing users much more precise control over the management of their data and absolute privacy when it comes to addressing sensitive issues.

Gemma 4 runs on your mobile and does not use the cloud to process information, so everything you ask of this AI will not leave your device at any time. Furthermore, another of its advantages is the capacity for instant response: since it is a local AI, it is capable of offering an immediate response, something totally different from chatbots like Gemini or ChatGPT to which we are accustomed.

Gemma 4 and local models are not perfect and have limitations, but they offer an important alternative to traditional AIs, leaving aside the limits of premium tools and solving the privacy paradigm by using this technology to process sensitive personal data.