Now available on non-Pixel devices.Credit: Matteo Della Torre/NurPhoto
Google rolled out a small visual change to Gemini on non-Pixel devices, while improving the app’s file management.
As spotted by 9to5Google, the Gemini app on Android received a couple of upgrades this week. For starters, the Gemini overlay that pops up when you activate Google’s AI assistant on Android devices now stands out a little more visually. The pill-shaped search bar now has blurred edges, along with swirls of color.
These elements help the overlay stand out a little bit more against the app icons on your home screen. Google introduced this change on Pixel 11 devices, but according to 9to5Google’s report, it’s now available on every supported Android device.
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That’s not all, though. According to a <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/10/create-preview-and-edit-files-directly-in-the-Gemini-app.html” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>Google blog post, users can now “generate, preview, and edit” files within the Gemini chat window. While chatting with Gemini, you can open a file in full screen and edit it as you see fit, or highlight text to ask Gemini questions about it. Google is also touting the ability to create and edit slide decks for presentations on the fly in Gemini.
Maybe these aren’t the most seismic updates in the world, but they are a sign that Gemini is continuing to become more dynamic and useful in some situations.
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