Following Reside earlier this week, Gemini can be beginning to roll out the floating overlay panel on Android, with a glow being the telltale signal you will have it.

Upon triggering Gemini, you’ll discover a brand new glow animation across the panel. Apart from trying good (and being vaguely much like the brand new Google Assistant design from 2019), this means that you’ve Gemini’s new contextual overlay. 

First introduced at I/O 2024 in Could, Gemini responses will seem in that panel (which may develop) as an alternative of opening a fullscreen UI. Apart from preserving the context of what you’re doing and being much less disruptive, this pairs with Gemini’s picture era. You possibly can drag something you’ve generated into apps like Gmail or Google Messages. 

You possibly can faucet the top-right nook to open the fullscreen interface.

With this rollout, you additionally get an “Ask about this video” chip — instead of “Ask about this display” — when activating Gemini on a YouTube video. You possibly can have Gemini summarize or ask follow-up questions.

Gemini’s floating overlay with this new glow will not be but extensively rolled out. In comparison with Gemini Reside, availability is rather more restricted. We’re seeing it on a Pixel 8 Professional of ours and have acquired different studies about its availability.

On Tuesday, Google mentioned it will be obtainable within the coming weeks on Android for each Gemini customers and Gemini Superior subscribers.  

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