Google is rolling out a new Android Auto update, v15.1, in beta this week which hints at the ability for Gemini to leverage your car’s “precise” location in order to better improve navigation.
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Google’s latest video generation model introduced in May lets you generate 8-second clips that include sound. Gemini this weekend is letting free app users try Veo 3.
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According to a new report, Google’s upcoming Gemini smart speaker will be coming in four colors, deliver on a long-promised feature, and also unsurprisingly utilitze Gemini Live as well.
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Following a prior announcement, Google has given us a slightly more specific timeline for Gemini’s debut on Android Auto and Google TV, but it’s still at least a few weeks away.
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With the Pixel 10 series and Pixel Watch 4, Google is announcing the latest Gemini app features.
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At Made by Google 2025, Google detailed “Gemini for Home” and briefly showed what appears to be a new first-party smart speaker.
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As of May (I/O) 2025, Google offers the Gemini app in three tiers. Many Gemini app features are available for free, while paying $19.99 per month for Google AI Pro (which includes 2 TB of storage) unlocks a lot more. Google AI Ultra at $249.99/month gives you everything else, including cutting edge capabilities.
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As previewed earlier this year, Gemini in Google Docs will now let you “create audio versions of your documents.”
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The Gemini app is widely rolling out a pair of big quality-of-life improvements on Android with search and direct copying.
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After starting last month, Google is widely rolling out a Gemini homepage redesign on the web that introduces a Tools menu.
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Google’s goal is to build a “personal, proactive, and powerful assistant,” and Gemini is accomplishing that first tentpole today with “personal context.” The Gemini app is also getting a Temporary Chat capability.
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After introducing the four-color glow, Google is beginning to roll out the next redesign of the Gemini overlay on Android.
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After starting in late June, Gemini Live on Android and iOS is now widely rolling out the ability to access Google apps like Keep and Tasks in real-time conversations.
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Gemini’s switch from a blue-purple palette to the four Google colors on Android is now largely complete (with one small exception) following an update to the overlay.
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After announcing it earlier this year, Samsung has started rolling out Gemini support for its Galaxy Buds 3 lineup, but you can only access it while running One UI 8 based on Android 16.
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Gemini’s updated color branding is continuing to roll out on Android with an updated glow animation for the system-wide overlay.
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Ahead of the new school year, the Gemini app is adding a trio of new tools like Guided Learning, while the free year of Google AI Pro offer is back for college students in several countries.
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The latest Gemini app feature lets you create “personalized, illustrated storybooks complete with read-aloud narration.”
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Back in June, Google introduced three new voices for the upcoming Gemini-Assistant revamp for the Nest Mini and Audio. Ahead of launch, Google has renamed most of them, but they otherwise appear to be the same.
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The clear difference between Gemini and AI Mode will be an assistant. That’s already the case today, and what LLMs continue to make possible will only widen that gap. However, the similarities today make me wonder whether this is confusing for most users.
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After previewing at I/O 2025 in May, Google is now rolling out the Gemini 2.5 Deep Think mode to AI Ultra subscribers.
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Like on the web, Google is rolling out a small redesign of the Gemini homepage and prompt bar on Android.
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In a new interview, Samsung’s Won-Joon Choi has commented on how Samsung will stay ahead when Apple releases its first foldable, as well as discussing…
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Gemini has made a nice quality-of-life update for Audio Overviews on Android and iOS by introducing a native, inline player.
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