Android 17 introduces AISeal, a hardware-isolated sandbox built on protected kernel virtual machines (pKVM) designed to execute AI tasks and keep automation data local.
Discover the hardware requirements, NPU allocations, and how premium versus budget devices handle on-device processing versus cloud offloading.
In expensive flagships like the Samsung Galaxy S26 series, AI tasks and screen analysis are done entirely on the phone itself, with the data never leaving the device. In contrast, in more affordable or mid-range phones like the $499 Google Pixel 10a or the Samsung Galaxy A37, the available hardware isn't enough to run these functions locally.
To access the same automated features, users of cheaper devices are forced to send their data and screen content to Google's remote computers. This disparity creates a situation where privacy becomes a privilege for those who can afford an expensive device, while residents of cheaper phones are forced to entrust their data to external servers.
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