Gemini

Google today announced “Gemini Intelligence” as the overarching name for a new series of AI features on premium Android devices.

Yet another Google Home update rolling out this week speeds up Gemini while adding “Ask Home” functionality to voice commands and more.

Google is rolling out an update to the Gemini overlay on Android that essentially lets you “Circle to Search” and focus your prompt.

A new video generation model is apparently coming to Gemini, with “Omni” producing some pretty impressive inital results.

After months of Public Preview testing, Google is replacing the Fitbit app and launching “Google Health.” It’s meant to bring “together the best of Fitbit’s pioneering spirit with the helpfulness of Google.”

With the launch of Gemini 3 last November, Google introduced “Gemini Agent” as an “experimental feature that handles multi-step tasks.” It’s due for a big upgrade, according to a new report and strings this week. 

Google is preparing to let Gemini-powered agents control your computer and “organize your files,” in a move to rival Claude Cowork.

Google is quietly preparing a new “AI Ultra Lite” subscription tier to slot between its $20 Pro and $250 Ultra plans, plus a dedicated dashboard for subscribers to see their remaining token budget.

Gemini’s integration in Google Docs will now let users add groundwork instructions that it will remember across all projects.

Google today announced a series of May / Spring 2026 updates for the Home app. Besides Nest Cam and automation improvements, the Gemini for Home voice assistant is getting an “intelligence upgrade” with Gemini 3.1.

Gemini is reviving the idea of a smart speaker for Google, with the upcoming “Google Home Speaker” being the first new hardware in years. Meanwhile, it sounds like we might also be seeing a revival of third-party smart speakers in the Gemini era, something we’ve not seen in quite a while.

Google has been working on a Gemini app redesign for the past few months, and we now have our first look at the full overhaul.

Following an announcement in early April, Google says that Gemini for Home upgrades are set to roll out more widely in Europe and Asia-Pacific nations this coming week.

Android AICore lets you “run generative AI features directly on your Android phone or tablet’s hardware.” These models (Gemini Nano) are inherently large, but Google now has a more detailed explanation of why Android AICore storage occasionally spikes.

Yesterday, Google published “COSMO,” an “experimental AI assistant application for Android devices” on the Play Store.

Following the launch earlier this month, Gemini notebooks are now available on Android and iOS, while the iPhone has been updated with Liquid Glass.

After releasing for Android Auto, Gemini is replacing the Google Assistant on vehicles with Android Automotive.

You can now ask the Gemini app to directly generate “downloadable and ready-to-share files.” Google wants you to “quickly move from a brainstorm to a complete file without ever leaving the Gemini app.”

Google is ending April with a rather sizable Home app and Gemini for Home voice assistant updates.

Following Android Auto, Gemini is coming to GM cars with Android Automotive (officially known as Google built-in).

Amid opposition from employees, Google has signed a deal with the Pentagon which will allow the US government to use the company’s AI for “any lawful” purpose.