TL;DR Create My Widget is an upcoming tool that allows you to describe what you want from a widget, and Gemini Intelligence builds it for you. If Google doesn’t execute your vision perfectly on first try, you can edit Gemini’s output until your widget does just what you need it to. In addition to Android … Read More “Can’t find the perfect widget? Google will help you create your own” »
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Recent screenshots show a more refined interface for the Gemini Daily brief, with sections such as “Top of mind,” “FYI,” and “Looking ahead.” Daily brief can fetch event details from Gmail, add them to your calendar, and let users mark tasks as complete. Briefs are generated after midnight and … Read More “Gemini’s upcoming Daily brief feature looks more polished now” »
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR A Reddit user gained early access to a “Gemini Omni” model within the Gemini app, described as Google’s new AI video generation tool. Early tests show impressive logical reasoning in a math-themed video, though a more complex dinner scene revealed common AI glitches, such as objects appearing out of … Read More “Early look: Gemini Omni generates realistic AI video in new leak” »
Brady Snyder / Android Authority TL;DR Google Home is rolling out new Gemini for Home early access updates and Google Home app 4.16 improvements. Gemini can now connect saved household details, like a nanny’s name, to camera-history questions, with timers and alarms also getting speed improvements. Smart displays are getting thumbs-up/down feedback buttons for voice … Read More “Google Home is getting better with context and easier to complain about” »
Google Chrome’s “weights.bin” file has been gathering a lot of attention, particularly for its forced, inexplicable, and inescapable nature. This file is responsible for on-device Gemini Nano features and is actually good for your privacy, but users have been looking for ways to opt out of these features, delete the file, and stop it from … Read More “How to delete Chrome’s weights.bin file and disable Gemini Nano” »
Megan Ellis / Android Authority It’s not really a good idea to share any personal information on the internet, no less with generative AI chatbots. But what really pricks the hairs on the back of my neck is the concept of giving Google Gemini a taste of my financial situation. But how do you feel … Read More “Survey says many readers trust Google Gemini with financial data” »
TL;DR Google’s next agentic AI could already be under internal testing at the company. Codenamed “Remy,” the tool is described as a “24/7 personal agent.” After spinning down work on Project Mariner efforts, Remy may be Google’s response to OpenClaw. Right now, the question isn’t whether or not AI agents can help get work done … Read More “Google reportedly testing next-gen “Remy” AI agent” »
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Earlier this week, users on iOS started reporting a new look to the animations surrounding the Gemini bar. While we didn’t see it on Android at the time, users are now spotting a similar look on their phones. The animation adds a flowing, halftone-like dot pattern to Gemini’s glowing … Read More “The new Gemini animation spotted on iOS is spreading to Android” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google has updated AI Mode and AI Overviews in Gemini-powered Search with new features that provide more context about topics being searched about. AI Overviews has five updates, including links directly within AI responses, previews of linked websites, links to sources highlighted as subscriptions, links to in-depth articles for … Read More “Google adds more deep-dive potential to AI Overviews- Android Authority” »
Megan Ellis / Android Authority TL;DR By default, Chrome downloads a multi-gigabyte file called weights.bin on desktop computers. This file is the Gemini Nano model that powers on-device AI features. Google says it’s rolling out an option to easily delete weights.bin from Chrome settings. Earlier today, we wrote about Chrome automatically downloading a large, poorly … Read More “Google addresses Chrome’s chunky weights.bin file download” »
