Forthcoming Gemini Live Functionality Might Position It As An Authentic Alternative To Google Assistant
According to fresh insights obtained from an APK dissection, it appears that Google is preparing to evolve Gemini into a full-fledged substitute for Google Assistant — a service the company intends to phase out by year-end. The tech behemoth has been consistently broadening its offerings with Gemini, having previously introduced Gemini Live, which can recognize what’s displayed on your screen and what lies ahead, providing information and responses derived from the visuals and videos it captures.
Currently, Gemini Live can be accessed on both Android and iPhone devices, but a recent analysis of the Google app enabled Android Authority to explore potential new functionalities that might be on the horizon for the service. It’s crucial to emphasize that these features are not yet operational and may undergo complete alterations before reaching the public. Nonetheless, Android Authority managed to manipulate some settings within the app to unveil the new interface, which appears to be a major enhancement.
Simplified Accessibility to Gemini
This new modification seems poised to afford Gemini users more straightforward access to the capabilities of Gemini Live by employing a floating interface that utilizes a smaller window for Gemini itself, alongside card-like windows that produce a sleek picture-in-picture view atop the background application.
In Android Authority’s demonstration, the site successfully viewed its page on X while simultaneously crafting a note in Google Keep and examining something on Google Maps, all without needing to close the X application. In addition to the updates to the floating interface, the report specifies that Gemini does not automatically redirect you to the primary chat window for Gemini when you return. Rather, Android Authority claims that with the new feature enabled, you would actually revert to the app you were engaged with. This could enhance interaction with Gemini Live during multitasking. Naturally, as previously mentioned, APK analyses like this do not assure that these features will ultimately be realized. And, should they become available, they might change significantly before their public introduction.
Nonetheless, given how refined this appears already and the initiative for Gemini to succeed Google Assistant, it wouldn’t be surprising to see this feature released soon — potentially coinciding with the company’s launch of the new Pixel 10 series on August 20. We are already aware that the Pixel will incorporate new Gemini camera functionalities, so unveiling another upgraded AI feature would logically serve to highlight Gemini on the new Pixel devices.
