Google is now rolling out Gemini Live to free users on Android
After coming to Advanced subscribers a month ago, Gemini Live is now starting to roll out to free users on Android.
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Gemini might redesign its homepage, adds Gems to mobile app
Following the desktop launch last month, Gems are now available in the mobile app, while there might be a Gemini homepage redesign.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini Advanced members can give friends a 4-month trial
Gemini Advanced today is letting users give out three 4-month trials to the subscription.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Photos starts rolling out Ask Photos — how to join waitlist
After being previewed at I/O 2024 in May, Google Photos is now rolling out “early access” to Ask Photos to select US users on Android and iOS.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Forms adding Gemini-powered ‘Help me create a form’
Following Gmail, Drive, Docs/Sheets/Slides, and Meet, Gemini is coming to Google Forms with “Help me create a form.”
Expand Expanding CloseIntel launches ‘Lunar Lake’ with big promises, highlights Gemini Nano on Chromebooks
Intel has launched its latest generation of laptop chips, “Lunar Lake,” with the promise of massive performance and battery life gains.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini app rolling out file upload on Android, iOS
Following Live and more Extensions, the Gemini mobile app is rolling out support for file uploads instead of having to use gemini.google.com. This requires Gemini Advanced.
Expand Expanding CloseAndroid Auto preparing Gemini Live support and ‘local media’ controls alongside radio
Google appears to be working on a couple of new Android Auto features, with further support for “local media” from your car continuing to be developed alongside hints that Gemini Live may be supported in the car.
Expand Expanding CloseHow Pixel Recorder is using Gemini Nano with Multimodality, which is ~2x larger than 1.0
Like the Screenshots app, Recorder is using Gemini Nano with Multimodality on the Pixel 9 series. Google shared more details about the integration earlier this week.
Expand Expanding CloseFree Gemini gets faster 1.5 Flash responses, Google Tasks Extension rolling out
Last month, the Gemini free tier was upgraded with 1.5 Flash and Google now says those responses are “up to 50% faster.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle rolling out Gems and Imagen 3, with people generation, to Gemini Advanced
Following the preview at I/O 2024 in May, Gemini is rolling out Gems, as well as Imagen 3, to Advanced subscribers.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Keep and Tasks Gemini Extensions coming soon to more devices
In addition to Live and the floating overlay panel, the Pixel 9 series debuted the Google Keep and Tasks Gemini Extensions.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Meet ‘Take notes for me’ rolling out to Workspace
Google Meet previewed “Takes notes for me” a year ago and this Gemini feature is now rolling out to Workspace customers.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle’s vision for Pixel 9 is great, but doesn’t escape my biggest problem with AI
I’ve still not found myself using generative AI regularly, even as Gemini takes over any and every Google product as of late. With the Pixel 9 series, AI is more important than ever, but I find myself frustrated by the same fundamental flaw in generative AI that even the Pixel 9 can’t escape.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini glows with new floating overlay panel, rolling out [U]
Following Live earlier this week, Gemini is also starting to roll out the floating overlay panel on Android, with a glow being the telltale sign you have it.
Expand Expanding CloseGmail can turn ‘rough notes’ into a full draft with Gemini ‘Polish’
Google is updating Help me write in Gmail with a “Polish” draft feature on Android, iOS, and the web.
Expand Expanding CloseYou can now download the Gemini app on Android and Pixel Tablets [U]
Gemini is now available on the Pixel Tablet if you have the “app” installed. Notably, some of the Google Assistant experience is preserved.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini Q&A in Gmail app enters wider testing, can Summarize single emails
As previewed at I/O 2024 in May, the Gemini Q&A panel is now more broadly available in Gmail for Android and iOS if you’re part of Workspace Labs. In essence, this is a more complete version of Gemini for your emails on mobile.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini Advanced updated with latest 1.5 Pro model for improved reasoning
Last month, Google introduced Gemini 1.5 Flash to the free version of gemini.google.com. Gemini Advanced has now been updated with a “more capable version of Gemini 1.5 Pro.”
Expand Expanding CloseGemini Live & new voices rolling out on Pixel, Samsung
As announced during Made by Google 2024, Gemini Live is rolling out and we’re seeing wider availability on Pixel and other Android phones today.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini can finally start Google Assistant Routines
In addition to all the developments yesterday, the Gemini mobile app now lets you trigger Google Assistant Routines on Android.
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The Gemini button in Google Messages has gotten worse
Earlier this week, Google Messages more widely rolled out the ability to hide the Gemini button. That option came just in time as a new design — which may be a bug — for that FAB is a bit much.
Expand Expanding ClosePixel 9 adds a touch of Gemini to the new boot screen [Video]
In another sign that we’re in the Gemini era, Google has added the AI sparkle to the boot screen of the Pixel 9, 9 Pro, 9 Pro XL, and 9 Pro Fold.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini is the default Pixel 9 assistant as Gemini Live starts rolling out on Android
The big AI feature for the Pixel 9 is a conversational experience called Gemini Live that allows for “free-flowing conversations” and requires an Advanced subscription. Google pitches it as being able to talk to an expert on any subject matter.
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