Until now, Gemini’s Android users were to settle for a slightly less complete experience than their counterparts on iOS or the web. Research in conversations, inaugurated on gemini.google.com in May and then on iPhone in recent weeks, finally begins to deploy in the Android application. But this is a progressive and discreet launch.
Research arrives on Android, but not for everyone
Some users now see a research field entitled “Search for cats” at the top of the side menu (the famous hamburger menu). By pressing on it, we access a full screen interface which allows you to find old discussions using keywords. Nothing revolutionary, but it is a function that was expected by those who use Gemini on a daily basis.
The deployment seems very limited for the moment. Shared screenshots shared on Reddit clearly show the functionality, but many comments confirm that it remains absent from most Android devices. As for the lateral menu itself, it is still not available in the stable version of the application-or even on the iOS version, paradoxically better off on this point.
Beyond the features, Google continues to harmonize the look of its AI assistant with the brand’s visual codes. The Gemini logo, which has experienced several variants since its launch, gradually adopts the blue, red, green and yellow colors dear to Google. This brushstroke is visible in certain corners of the application, including on its sheet in the Play Store, but there again, not everyone sees it.
Another recently identified development concerns the animation of the Gemini interface – this menu which activates by maintaining the power button – which begins to display these four colors in an animated circle, for reinforced visual consistency. The welcome message “Hello” also benefits from a small facelift, now unified on all platforms.
For impatient users, a solution remains to open gemini.google.com directly from the mobile browser. The experience is almost identical to that of the application, with even some more recent visual elements. While waiting for a wider deployment on Android, this is probably the best option to take advantage of cat research.
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