With a new remember feature available for Advanced subscribers, Gemini now has a memory of your “interests and preferences” that can be used to “provide even more helpful and relevant responses, tailored precisely to your needs.”
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Back in August with the Google TV Streamer and new Nest Learning Thermostat, Google revealed that Assistant is being upgraded with Gemini.
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Following Help me visualize in Slides, Google is adding Gemini image generation to Docs on the web for Workspace users.
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After being part of the Google (Search) application since February, Gemini is now its own standalone app on the iPhone.
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The Gemini side panel on the Gmail website now works with Google Calendar after initially integrating Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
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Gems, or custom instances of Gemini focused at specific tasks, can now incorporate files in their instructions for “more tailored and contextually relevant responses.”
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As teased in August, Gemini is coming to Google Home, starting with “AI Camera Search” and “Help Me Create.”
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As announced at the end of last month, Gemini’s Google Home Extension is now seeing wider availability this week.
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Since launch, Gemini on iOS has been part of the Google (Search) app. That’s about to change with at least one iPhone user today spotting a standalone “Google Gemini” app on the App Store that also lets you access Gemini Live.
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Google has rolled out a number of small tweaks to the Gemini app UI in recent weeks, and the latest changes the dark theme on the web.
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As previewed back at I/O 2024 in May, Google is beginning to roll out the Gemini Utilities Extension that can “control your Android mobile device & apps.”
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Following Gmail, Drive, and Docs/Sheets/Slides, the Gemini side panel is now available in Google Chat if you’re a paid Workspace subscriber.
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Following the last upgrade at the start of October, Google has updated the Gemini 1.5 Pro model used by Gemini Advanced.
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Besides providing an initial Android 16 timeline today, Google has a number of developer updates across Android Studio and the Play Store.
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Following the Workspace additions in September, there are seven Gemini Extensions on Android, and Google is in the process of “gradually releasing” the next batch for WhatsApp, Google Home, Phone, and Messages. They replace the current Google Assistant fallback for those tasks.
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With over 2 billion monthly users, Google Maps is adding Gemini to power a trio of experiences that do seem quite useful on Android and iOS.
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Google showed off Project Astra at I/O 2024 in May and said it was coming to Gemini Live “later this year.” CEO Sundar Pichai briefly talked about Project Astra, and the Pixel 9, during Alphabet’s Q3 2024 earnings call.
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After introducing for the latest Samsung foldables earlier this year, the Gemini overlay now has a shortcut that lets you quickly enter split-screen multitasking on large-screen Android devices.
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At I/O 2024 in May, Google gave two examples of agentive experiences that you’d access through Gemini. Google might be ready to share more about agents that work in Chrome and are powered by Gemini 2.0 this December with Project Jarvis.
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After switching to an “Ask Gemini” prompt at the start of this week, Google is making even more tweaks to Gemini on Android that make the app look better in dark theme.
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In December of 2023, Google announced the first version of Gemini and the company is reportedly planning to launch Gemini 2.0 a year later.
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OnePlus has confirmed plans to pre-install Gemini on future devices, putting Google Assistant in the background.
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Generative AI tools are impressive, no doubt, but I’ve had a lot of trouble integrating them into my daily life. Even Google’s Gemini, with its far-reaching feature set and integrations, has proven to just… kinda be there for me. What about you? Are you actually using Gemini?
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As seen with the Android redesign earlier this month, Google has been working to simplify the Gemini app, and that continues today with “Ask Gemini.”
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