Gemini app rolling out writing & coding ‘Canvas,’ Audio Overview podcasts
Following last week’s model updates, Google is rolling out Audio Overviews and a new Canvas tool to the Gemini app.
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Gemini Live gets more compact interface ahead of Astra
Ahead of Astra video and screen sharing later this month, Gemini Live is getting a more compact interface on Android.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle rolling out latest Gemini 2.0 models, free Deep Research to Android, iOS
Following the Thursday announcement, Google is widely rolling out the latest Gemini models, including 2.0 Flash Thinking (experimental), to the web, Android, and iOS apps.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini replacing Google Assistant on Android phones later in 2025
Just over a year after its launch and various feature parity updates, Gemini is set to replace Google Assistant on Android phones later in 2025. This follows yesterday’s model updates and bringing Deep Research to all users.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini Deep Research and Gems go free, 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental upgraded
After a series of developer announcements yesterday, Google is rolling out a handful of Gemini app updates for end users centered around an upgraded version of 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental, which remains in preview.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini in Android Studio can now turn UI mockups into code
Besides the GDC 2025 announcements, Google announced today that Gemini in Android Studio “now supports multimodal inputs, which lets you attach images directly to your prompts” for visual help during the app development process.
Expand Expanding CloseYou can now test Gemini 2.0 Flash’s native image output
Following Gemma 3 and Gemini Robotics earlier today, Google’s AI news continues with wider access to native image output in Gemini 2.0 Flash that allows for conversational image editing alongside other capabilities.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle announces Gemini Robotics for building general purpose robots
Google DeepMind today announced Gemini Robotics to bring Gemini and “AI into the physical world,” with new models able to “perform a wider range of real-world tasks than ever before.”
Expand Expanding CloseMore Gemini coming to Google Meet and Chat for Workspace
With Gemini now available in Workspace Business and Enterprise, Google Chat and Meet are picking up a slew of new features.
Expand Expanding CloseGmail adding Gemini-powered ‘Add to Calendar’ that auto-detects event details
Gemini in Gmail is expanding with a new “Add to Calendar” shortcut that will “automatically detect calendar related content in your email.”
Expand Expanding CloseGemini apps (prev. Extensions) are using 2.0 Flash Thinking
Earlier this week, Google rebranded “Extensions” in Gemini to just “apps.” Google has now shared that these Gemini apps are now powered by 2.0 Flash Thinking (experimental).
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Calendar adding Gemini side panel
Google Calendar is the latest Workspace app to get the Gemini side panel on the web. This is currently being tested in Workspace Labs.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini Live surfaces on Android Auto [Video]
Google seems to be preparing support for Gemini on Android Auto, as well as the more conversational Gemini Live experience.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle ‘Astra’ ready to launch as it joins the main Gemini team alongside new VP
At the start of this week, Google announced that video and screen sharing is coming to Gemini Live on Android later this month. Ahead of that launch, the group working on Project Astra is formally joining the Gemini app team.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle renames ‘Gemini Extensions’ to just ‘apps’
Amid this morning’s big Live announcement, Google is renaming “Gemini Extensions” to “apps.” There’s also a small tweak to the model picker on the homescreen.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Gemini app on iPhone update adds lockscreen widgets, more
Following last week’s homescreen redesign, the Google Gemini app on iPhone has been updated with lockscreen widgets and direct access in Control Center.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini Live ‘Astra’ video and screen sharing rolling out in March
At MWC 2025, Google announced that Project Astra-powered live video and screen share capabilities in Gemini Live are rolling out “later this month.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle advertising Gemini Live with podcast ads
Increasing Gemini app usage is said to be Google’s “biggest focus” in 2025, with the company recently buying podcast ads to drive downloads.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Chat expanding Markdown support, Gemini summaries
Google Chat is getting a pair of updates with real-time Markdown formatting and more Gemini summaries.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Workspace Feature Drops are now a thing
Pixel started the concept of “Feature Drops” at Google in December of 2019, with Android later starting something similar every season. Google Workspace is now the latest to get on the “feature drop” bandwagon.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini ‘Saved info’ is the latest Advanced feature to go free, rolling out
Following document upload and generating images of people, the latest Gemini Advanced to come to free users is “Saved Info.”
Expand Expanding CloseSergey Brin says ‘final race to A.G.I. is afoot’ and Google has to ‘turbocharge’ efforts
At I/O 2024 last May, Demis Hassabis reiterated that DeepMind’s goal is “building AGI: Artificial general intelligence, a system that has human-level cognitive capabilities.” This week, Google co-founder Sergey Brin said that “the final race to A.G.I. is afoot.”
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Chromebooks get x86 version of Roblox with 2x performance boost, more
A pair of Chromebook updates today highlight their broad usage across personal and enterprise, starting with Roblox enhancements.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle TV as the future of Gemini smart displays
I think Google may have shared the future of smart displays, or at least an evolution of the form factor, earlier this year at CES: Google TV.
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