Google’s Gemini is already winning the next-gen assistant wars
One of the most important changes in Samsung’s new phones is a simple one: when you long-press the side button on your phone, instead of activating Samsung’s own Bixby assistant by default, you’ll get Google Gemini .
Google Gemini now works across multiple apps in a single prompt
With today’s update, Gemini is able to carry out more complex multimodal tasks. You might ask it to find a dog-friendly Italian restaurant and send it to your friend, or pull up your NFL team’s upcoming games and add them to your calendar, all in a single prompt.
Gemini gets support for new chaining actions to facilitate even more seamless interactions
Google has added multi-extension support for Gemini, allowing it to perform multiple actions with a single prompt.
I used Gemini 2.0 to create an AI shopping assistant — it's surprisingly good at saving me time and money
Gemini 2.0 Flash is speedy, versatile and currently free to use so here's what happened when I tasked it to create a personal shopping assistant.
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Now Everyone Can Control Smart Home Devices With Gemini App
Google started pushing the ability for select users to control smart home devices via the Gemini app on Android. This is now officially leaving Public Preview and rolling out to all supported users. On top of making it available to all,
Google’s Gemini Will Be Default Chatbot in Newest Samsung Phones
Samsung Unpacked: Samsung’s Galaxy S25 arrives with a better Google Gemini
Samsung is prioritising Google Gemini over its own Bixby – and that's a great sign for users
Gemini Live gets the ability to add files, images, and videos to the conversation
Gemini Live can now analyze and discuss files, images, and YouTube videos, but only on select Samsung and Google phones.
Google releases free Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking model, pressuring OpenAI’s premium strategy
Google challenges OpenAI with free Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking model, offering million-token processing, native code execution, and breakthrough performance in math and science benchmarks.
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Samsung, Please Spare Me Gemini's Photography Tips
Commentary: Does an AI really know what makes good photos or art? Samsung's Galaxy S25 series with Gemini certainly thinks so. I'm not sold.
Google Gemini's new compact assistant UI is widely rolling out
As of this morning, we're seeing a new compact UI for Gemini's assistant overlay on Android. The updated version allows you to see much more of the screen underneath while retaining almost all the old UI's functionality. The old Gemini assistant overlay (left) compared to the new one (right).
Samsung’s Galaxy S25 gets a better Google Gemini
Google is introducing a slew of Android updates, including key updates to its AI assistant, Gemini. Users can now access an improved Gemini that can perform multiple actions across different apps with just a single prompt.
Starting a Gemini Live conversation might soon be possible with just a swipe (APK teardown)
We've spotted an in-development change that could make it easier for users to start chatting with Gemini Live.