Release updates

2025.02.20

Document upload is now available to all Gemini users

  • What: You can seamlessly upload multiple Google Docs, PDFs, and Word documents from Google Drive or your device into Gemini for quick summaries, personalized feedback, and actionable insights. Currently, Gemini offers a 32K context window (around 50 pages of text), with usage limits. Gemini Advanced users continue to have a 1 million token context window (around 1,500 pages of text) and much higher usage limits.

  • Why: Unlock deeper insights from your documents and streamline your workflows with Gemini to save time and boost your productivity.

2025.02.12

Priority access with Gemini Advanced: Ask Gemini to look back at past chats for more tailored help

  • What: Starting today, Gemini can now use your past chats to give you more helpful responses. Ask a question about something you've discussed, or have Gemini summarize a previous conversation. It will use the information from relevant chats to craft its response. This means no more starting over, and you can build on top of previous conversations or projects you already started.

    You’re in control: easily review, delete, or decide how long to keep your chat history. You can also turn off Gemini Apps Activity altogether by going to My Activity Opens in a new window . Gemini may indicate when it uses your past chats in Sources and related content. This experience is starting to roll out in English for Gemini Advanced Opens in a new window subscribers via Google One AI Premium Plan.

  • Why: Conversations change, ideas evolve, and sometimes we need to revisit what’s been said. Think of Gemini as your personal AI assistant, always there to pick up where you left off. It becomes your thought partner, evolving alongside you to unlock new levels of helpfulness, that’s unique to you.

2025.02.05

Try our 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental models

  • What: Starting today, Gemini app users have access to our 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental model. Built on the speed and performance of 2.0 Flash, this model is trained to break down prompts into a series of steps to strengthen its reasoning capabilities and deliver better responses. 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental shows its thought process to users so you can see why it responded in a certain way, what its assumptions were, and trace the model's line of reasoning.

    Users can also try 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental with apps, our thinking model designed to give you access to agentic capabilities through the use of connected apps such as YouTube, Maps, and Search for complex multi-step questions. These connected apps already make the Gemini app a uniquely helpful AI-powered assistant, and we’re exploring how new reasoning capabilities can combine with your apps to help you do even more.

    Both 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental models are now rolling out to the Gemini web and mobile app. We’ll expand access to enterprise accounts in the coming weeks

    These experimental models are meant to be an early preview and may make mistakes. Additionally these models won't be compatible with some Gemini features in their experimental state.

  • Why: We believe in rapid iteration and bringing the best of Gemini to the world. Your feedback helps us improve these models over time and learning from experimental launches informs how we release models more widely.

Priority access with Gemini Advanced: Try our 2.0 Pro Experimental model

  • What: Gemini Advanced users can now try 2.0 Pro Experimental, our leading model designed to be exceptional at complex tasks, providing better factuality and stronger performance for coding and math prompts.

    Whether you’re tackling advanced coding challenges, like generating a specific program from scratch, or solving mathematical problems, like developing complex statistical models or quantum algorithms, 2.0 Pro Experimental will help you navigate even the most complex tasks with greater ease and accuracy.

    2.0 Pro Experimental is now rolling out to the Gemini web and mobile app. We’ll expand access to enterprise accounts in the coming weeks

    This experimental model is meant to be an early preview and can have unexpected behaviors and may make mistakes. Additionally this model will not have access to real-time information and won't be compatible with some Gemini features in its experimental state.

  • Why: We believe in rapid iteration and bringing the best of Gemini to the world, and we want to give Gemini Advanced subscribers priority access to our latest AI innovations. Your feedback helps us improve these models over time and learning from experimental launches informs how we release models more widely.

2025.02.03

Imagen 3 just got an upgrade

  • What: We’re excited to introduce an upgrade to our latest image generation model, Imagen 3, which currently ranks #1 on the Image Generation Leaderboard Opens in a new window ! This enhanced version delivers richer details and textures, and follows your instructions with greater accuracy to help bring your creative vision to life.

  • Why: We’re committed to empowering your creativity. By providing access to state-of-the-art models Opens in a new window like Imagen 3, we aim to fuel your imagination and help you bring even more of your ideas to life.

2025.01.30

Introducing Gemini 2.0 Flash to Gemini

  • What: Gemini is now powered by 2.0 Flash, our latest model that is designed for the agentic era, delivering fast responses and stronger performance across a number of key benchmarks for everyday help with tasks like brainstorming, learning, or writing.

    In addition to 2.0 Flash, Gemini Advanced users will continue to have access to a 1M token context window for up to 1,500 pages of file uploads, priority access to features such as Deep Research and Gems, 2TB of storage, and more.

    Gemini 1.5 Flash and 1.5 Pro will remain available for the next few weeks.

  • Why: With faster responses and improved performance, we’re making it easier for you to unlock new ways to create, interact, and collaborate with Gemini.

2024.12.19

Priority access with Gemini Advanced: Upload your code repository

  • What: In September, we made it possible for you to upload multiple code files to get help understanding, modifying, or debugging your code within Gemini Advanced. Today, we're excited to announce yet another upgrade: you can now upload your code repository Opens in a new window (up to 1 folder per conversation, with a maximum of 1,000 files and a maximum folder size of 100MB, can be uploaded at a time) directly from your device in one action. This means you'll get the same comprehensive code assistance, with the added benefit of Gemini Advanced understanding the full context of your project. The experience is available with Gemini Advanced as part of the Google One AI Premium Plan.

  • Why: This improvement enables you to streamline your workflow and leverage the full power of Gemini Advanced's 1M token context window for more comprehensive and contextually relevant code analysis and debugging.

2024.12.17

Priority access with Gemini Advanced: Try our latest 2.0 Experimental Advanced model

  • What: Gemini Advanced users can now try Gemini-exp-1206, our model designed to be exceptional at complex tasks such as coding, math, reasoning & instruction following. Whether you’re tackling advanced coding challenges, solving mathematical problems for school or personal projects, or providing detailed, multi-step instructions to craft a tailored business plan, 2.0 Experimental Advanced will help you navigate complex tasks with greater ease.

    This experimental model is meant to be an early preview and can have unexpected behaviors and may make mistakes. Additionally this model will not have access to real time information and won't be compatible with some Gemini features in its experimental state.

    You can access this experimental model in the Gemini model drop-down.

  • Why: We believe in rapid iteration and bringing the best of Gemini to the world, and we want to give Gemini Advanced subscribers priority access to our latest AI innovations. Which is why we’re introducing Gemini-exp-1206 to enable users to experiment with cutting-edge models with our latest enhancements. Your feedback helps us improve these models over time and learning from experimental launches informs how we release models more widely.

2024.12.11

Introducing Gemini 2.0 Flash as an experimental model in Gemini

  • What: Gemini users now have access to our latest experimental model, a chat optimized version of 2.0 Flash Experimental with improvements on a number of key academic benchmarks and speed. This experimental model is meant to be an early preview and can have unexpected behaviors and may make mistakes. Additionally, some Gemini features won't be compatible with this model in its experimental state.

    You can access this experimental model in the Gemini model drop-down.

  • Why: We believe in rapid iteration and bringing the best of Gemini to the world. Which is why we want to give users access to cutting-edge models with our latest enhancements. Your feedback helps us improve these models over time and learning from experimental launches informs how we release models more widely.

Priority access with Gemini Advanced: Your personal research assistant saves you hours of work

  • What: Gemini Deep Research is your personal research assistant that helps you get up to speed on just about any topic. It’ll break down your prompt into a number of relevant research questions, automatically analyze sites on your behalf for relevant information, and create comprehensive multi-page reports on just about any topic—all in minutes. Your reports are presented in an immersive viewer that you can refine with Gemini and even open in Google Docs! It’s starting to roll out in English with Gemini Advanced as part of the Google One AI Premium Plan. Try it by selecting “Gemini 1.5 Pro with Deep Research” from the Gemini Advanced model drop-down.

  • Why: Save hours of work with Deep Research, the most advanced way to research with Gemini. Instead of spending hours researching, let Gemini do the work for you – so you can get on to doing everything else.

2024.12.09

Additional premade Gems available for Google Workspace customers

  • What: We're excited to announce the launch of a series of new premade Gems, designed to give Gemini for Google Workspace subscribers access to AI-powered expertise across a variety of work related use cases, starting in English. The list of premade Gems includes Hiring consultant, Copy creator, Sales pitch ideator, Sentiment analyzer, and Outreach specialist.

  • Why: Business users need an AI solution with a deeper understanding of core business outcomes, and a focus on formulas, metrics and role profiles. These Gems provide advanced capabilities to help you tackle complex tasks and streamline your workflow.

2024.12.05

Priority access with Gemini Advanced: Play chess with our new Chess Gem

  • What: The Chess champ Gem brings a new, conversational way to experience chess within the Gemini app. Explore different openings, banter with your AI opponent, and see if you can beat it in a game. This experimental Gem is available in English in the Gemini web app for Gemini Advanced subscribers via Google One AI Premium Plan.

  • Why: Experience chess in a whole new way! Chess champ lets you test your talent against a language model. Enjoy a full game of chess and chatting.

Chess piece SVG images by GreenChess.net Opens in a new window , used under CC BY-SA 3.0. No changes were made to the original SVG images.

2024.12.02

Expanding Workspace extensions to more languages: Keep and Tasks

  • What: Over the coming days, more users around the world will be able to connect with more apps and services in 9 languages (Korean, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Bahasa Indonesia, Hindi, Portuguese, and Chinese), letting you set reminders with Google Tasks, make and refine lists with Google Keep, and engage with playlists in YouTube Music. Learn more about extensions Opens in a new window .

  • Why: We're continuing to build new ways for Gemini to connect to the apps you rely on every day. Through these extensions, Gemini can coordinate across your apps and take actions for you, better than ever. Read more Opens in a new window about how Gemini works with your favorite Assistant actions, including details on upcoming improvements.

2024.11.19

Priority access with Gemini Advanced: Ask Gemini to remember the things you care about, and get help that’s unique to you.

  • What: Starting today, you can ask Gemini to remember Opens in a new window your interests and preferences, whether it’s about your work, your hobbies, or your general aspirations in life. This helps Gemini provide even more helpful and relevant responses, tailored precisely to your needs. Think of it as giving Gemini a user manual, designed by you. You can share info and manage info saved with Gemini either through natural conversation or on the dedicated "Saved Info" page. You’re in control: easily view, edit, or delete any information you’ve shared with Gemini, and Gemini will display when it makes use of your saved info. Define how you want Gemini to interact with you, and it will adapt accordingly, giving you full authority over the information it saves and uses. The experience is available in English with Gemini Advanced as part of the Google One AI Premium Plan.

  • Why: Saving info about your life and work empowers you to shape Gemini and unlock new levels of efficiency and creativity. Get more consistent, predictible results without repeating the same details, maintain control over your data, and experience Gemini that seemingly integrates into your workflow. Whether you’re a writer, developer, student, or someone who simply wants more control, now you can make Gemini truly your own.

2024.11.18

Expanding the Gemini app as a core service with enterprise-grade data protection to more business and education customers

2024.11.14

Try the new Gemini app on your iPhone

  • What: Today, we're launching a dedicated Gemini app on iPhones! Enjoy Gemini Live, create stunning images, easily find information across your favorite Google apps like YouTube, Gmail, Maps, and more. Need help solving a problem? Simply take a picture and ask Gemini questions about it. To get started, download the app from the App Store Opens in a new window .

    Learn more about language, country, device, and account availability in the Help Center Opens in a new window .

  • Why: We're making it easy to access Gemini on your iPhone, including the latest experiences like Gemini Live and image generation.

2024.11.12

Add files when creating your Gems

  • What: Gemini Advanced subscribers can now upload files when creating a Gem, equipping the Gem to provide more tailored and contextually relevant responses. Starting in English, this feature is available for Gemini Advanced subscribers via Google One and Google Workspace.

  • Why: Files serve as source material to help your Gems provide accurate and relevant responses. Referencing your files in your Gems can unlock a new level of customization, such as answering questions based on your files, assisting in content creation, or addressing business needs.

Launching Gemini to Google Workspace for Education teen students

  • What: Google Workspace for Education users 13+ (or the applicable age in their country Opens in a new window ) can now access the Gemini app with added data protection. Education administrators manage access settings for these users via the Google Workspace Admin console.

  • Why: Google is committed to making AI helpful for everyone, in the classroom and beyond Opens in a new window . We want to both prepare teens with the skills and tools they need to thrive in a future where GenAI exists and help them learn how this technology can be used to unlock creativity and facilitate learning. Gemini can provide guided support to help students learn more confidently with in-the-moment assistance, practice materials and real-time feedback and ideas.

2024.10.31

Update to Gemini 1.5 Pro in Gemini Advanced

  • What: We’ve updated our 1.5 Pro model in Gemini Advanced with data quality and various performance improvements.

  • Why: We remain committed to continually improving our models to provide Gemini Advanced users with a better experience. Upgrade to Gemini Advanced Opens in a new window

2024.10.21

Expanding Workspace extensions in Beta for Google Workspace customers: Calendar, Keep and Tasks

  • What: Extensions are the tools that connect Gemini to other apps and services you rely on, letting you pull information and complete tasks directly from Gemini. Users accessing the Gemini app as a core service via their Google Workspace subscription or a Gemini for Workspace add-on can now use the Calendar, Keep and Tasks Workspace extensions in Beta in order to take actions, such as scheduling meetings, directly from the Gemini app.

  • Why: Extensions help provide more contextual and relevant responses to your prompts and take certain actions, enhancing productivity and collaboration with the Gemini app.

Access to Imagen 3 now available for Google Workspace customers

  • What: Users accessing the Gemini app via their Google Workspace subscription or a Gemini for Workspace add-on can now create stunning images in Gemini with Imagen 3, our highest quality text-to-image model.

    And starting in English, Gemini for Workspace add-on subscribers unlock the added capability of generating images featuring people, empowering even more variety in your creations.

  • Why: As we continue to build Gemini responsibly, we’re expanding access to more user profiles.

Gemini is now SOC 2 and SOC 3 compliant for Google Workspace customers

  • What: For Google Workspace users accessing the Gemini app as a core service, Gemini is now SOC 2 and SOC 3 compliant. Awarded by a third party (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)), SOC 2 and SOC 3 compliance ensures that sensitive business data is handled securely.

  • Why: Users can be confident that Gemini meets the industry standard for handling financial data, data security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality and privacy.

2024.10.09

Introducing Imagen 3

  • What: Create stunning images in Gemini with Imagen 3, our highest quality text-to-image model yet. Simply describe what you imagine, and watch as your ideas transform into visuals, bursting with vivid details and realism, in seconds.

    And starting in English, Gemini Advanced subscribers unlock the added capability of generating images featuring people, empowering even more variety in your creations.

  • Why: Your imagination is limitless, and we want to place the power of creativity in your hands. We're also expanding image generation to more countries and languages, so even more people can bring their ideas to life with Gemini. While this model represents a leap forward in image generation quality and accuracy, we're constantly learning and will continue to improve to provide you the best experience possible.

2024.10.06

Gemini can access helpful information from more apps and services

  • What: Over the coming days, Gemini will connect to more apps and services, letting you set reminders with Google Tasks, make and refine lists with Google Keep, and engage with playlists in YouTube Music. Learn more about extensions. Learn more about extensions Opens in a new window .

  • Why: We’re continuing to build new ways for Gemini to connect to the apps you rely on every day. Through these extensions, Gemini can coordinate across your apps and take actions for you, better than ever. Read more Opens in a new window about how Gemini works with your favorite Assistant actions, including details on upcoming improvements.

2024.10.02

Gemini 1.5 Pro in Gemini Advanced just became more capable

  • What: Gemini Advanced, with a chat optimized version of 1.5 Pro-002, now provides better and more accurate responses for prompts related to math and exploring complex topics that invite thoughtful conversation. Whether you’re providing detailed, multi-step instructions, or tackling advanced mathematical calculations, Gemini Advanced will help you navigate these challenges with greater ease.

  • Why: We remain committed to rapid development and delivering the best of Gemini to our users. Through continuous model training and valuable user feedback, we’ve further enhanced the capabilities of Gemini 1.5 Pro, continuing to make Gemini Advanced better over time. Upgrade to Gemini Advanced Opens in a new window

2024.09.30

Priority access with Gemini Advanced: Upload your code files

  • What: In May, we upgraded Gemini Advanced to a 1 million token context window and added the ability to upload files and get answers and insights about documents. Today, we are adding the ability to upload multiple code files directly from Google Drive or your device to get help understanding, modifying, or debugging your code. We support most code file formats like C, Python, SQL, and more.

  • Why: Elevate your coding experience and accelerate development with Gemini Advanced's 1M token context window, now capable of processing up to 30k lines of code. Get assistance on complex coding questions, saving time and boosting productivity.

2024.09.04

Go Live with Gemini

  • What: Starting in English, Gemini Live is a new way to have natural, free flowing conversations with Gemini on your phone. Brainstorm, learn, and practice out loud with real-time spoken responses. Gemini adapts to your conversational style so you can interrupt, ask follow-up questions or come back to the conversation later with ease. Now available in Gemini Advanced, learn more here Opens in a new window .

  • Why: Sometimes it’s just easier and faster to talk things out when inspiration or curiosity strikes, whether that's brainstorming a new business idea, simplifying a complex topic, or rehearsing for an important conversation.

Access to related content now available for Gemini for Google Workspace add-on subscribers

  • What: Users with a qualifying Gemini for Google Workspace add-on subscription can now access additional information on topics directly within responses in Gemini. Links to supporting content will be available at the end of a paragraph.

  • Why: By providing links to content relating to your prompts, Gemini helps Workspace subscribers dig deeper into relevant topics.

2024.08.30

Responses in Gemini became faster

  • What: Gemini responses on our 1.5 Flash model are now up to 50% faster, thanks to major latency improvements we’ve made over the past few weeks.

  • Why: Fast responses enable a more seamless and responsive Gemini experience, helping you get more done across a variety of tasks.

2024.08.29

Boost your learning with Gemini's interactive study tools and tailored guidance

  • What: Gemini now makes learning and exploring more engaging and informative with two new capabilities:

    Learn with more confidence by prompting @OpenStax to pull in trustworthy responses based on Rice University's OpenStax educational resources, complete with citations and links to relevant textbook content. Additionally, test your knowledge on diverse topics with interactive practice questions, featuring feedback and hints along the way.

    For now, these features are not available to users under 18, outside of the US, or in languages other than English.

  • Why: Partnering with OpenStax Opens in a new window , a leading publisher of free, open educational resources, Gemini provides access to a wealth of reliable information. Gemini also transforms learning into an engaging experience with interactive practice quizzes that offer feedback and a variety of topics to cater to diverse learning styles and interests.

Added data protection for Google Workspace for Education users

  • What: Google Workspace for Education users now get added data protection when using Gemini as an Additional Service. With added data protection, your data is not human reviewed or used to train AI models. Gemini as an Additional Service is covered by the Google Terms of Service Opens in a new window .

  • Why: Education leaders, staff and students 18 years and older can now chat with Gemini - free of charge - knowing their data is not being used to train AI models.

2024.08.28

Gemini Advanced and Gemini for Google Workspace add-on priority access: Introducing Gems, custom AI experts for any topic

  • What: Gems are a simple way to customize Gemini towards your specific goals. In a few steps, you can create a Gem by listing specific instructions, details, or even step-by-step workflows. Gems simplify your work, automate repetitive prompts, and empower you to accomplish more with less effort. Your Gems can even act as an expert and adopt your preferred tone or style to help you accomplish your personal goals. Gems are available in most languages Opens in a new window for Gemini Advanced users and Gemini for Workspace add-on subscribers.

  • Why: With Gems you can complete tasks more efficiently, in the way you want them done. Whether you need guidance or need to turn your day-to-day productivity and creativity tasks into repeatable workflows, Gems are your custom team of AI experts to help you minimize repetitive prompting and focus on deeper, more creative collaboration with Gemini.

2024.08.26

Document Upload and Data Analysis now available for Gemini for Google Workspace add-on subscribers

  • What: Users with a qualifying Gemini for Google Workspace add-on subscription can now upload Google Sheets, Google Docs, CSVs, PDFs as well as Excel and Word files from Google Drive or your device. With Document Upload, business users can elevate research and writing tasks, and identify trends within those documents. With Data Analysis, business users can process and explore data for deeper insights as well as create presentation ready charts.

  • Why: Streamline workflows, and process and visualize data across your documents to unlock deeper insights with Gemini

Contextual and convenient help from Gemini

  • What: On Android Opens in a new window , Gemini’s overlay offers convenient assistance when and where you need it. Activate by holding the power button on most phones, or saying "Hey Google" to get quick answers, contextual help, and everyday assistance without leaving the screen you were on.

  • Why: Having Gemini’s responses appear directly in the overlay helps you stay focused on the task at hand; for example you can simply drag and drop custom images directly into Gmail where generated images are available Opens in a new window , or find key information from a YouTube video you are watching.

2024.08.15

Gemini 1.5 Pro in Gemini Advanced just became more capable

  • What: Gemini Advanced, with 1.5 Pro, now provides better responses for prompts related to reasoning and coding. Whether you’re looking for Gemini's assistance to tackle multi-step logical challenges that require more expertise, or to analyze and generate more accurate code, Gemini Advanced will help you more efficiently complete tasks.

  • Why: We believe in rapid iteration and bringing the best of Gemini to the world. Through user feedback and model training, we’ve unlocked a more capable version of Gemini 1.5 Pro, and over time Gemini Advanced will continue to get even better. Upgrade to Gemini Advanced Opens in a new window

2024.08.01

Gemini is available to teens in more countries and languages

  • What: Gemini is now available to more teens globally Opens in a new window , supporting over 40 languages Opens in a new window . To help teenagers navigate Gemini confidently and safely, we’ve put additional policies and safeguards in place, introduced a teen-specific onboarding process, and included an AI literacy guide.

  • Why: Gemini is designed to be a helpful tool for teens. It can spark creativity and encourage them to explore their passions. From understanding school subjects to tackling major milestones like preparing for university, Gemini is here to help teens learn and grow.

2024.07.25

Introducing Gemini 1.5 Flash to Gemini

  • What: Gemini now gives you access to 1.5 Flash, our model optimized for speed and efficiency. 1.5 Flash provides a 4x longer context window (from 8k tokens to 32k tokens) compared to 1.0 Pro and improved overall response quality and accuracy.

  • Why: 1.5 Flash provides a longer context window and improved performance to unlock new ways to create, interact and collaborate with Gemini.

    A longer context window allows Gemini to process a larger amount of content for each prompt, helping you solve more complex problems and boosting your productivity when you explore and analyze information.

Access related content within Gemini’s responses

  • What: You can now access additional information on topics directly within responses in Gemini. Links to supporting content will be available at the end of a paragraph.

  • Why: By providing links to content relating to your prompts, Gemini helps you dig deeper on topics that interest you.

Gemini in Google Messages is starting to roll out across Europe and expanding to more languages

  • What: Gemini in Google Messages is rolling-out to the European Economic Area, UK, and Switzerland, with the ability to chat in newly added languages (on selected devices Opens in a new window ). Get started by clicking the "Start chat" button in Messages, and selecting Gemini. Find all available languages here Opens in a new window .

  • Why: You can draft messages, brainstorm ideas, plan events or simply have a fun conversation, all without leaving the Google Messages app.

2024.07.15

Workspace Extensions now available in Beta for Gemini for Google Workspace add-on subscribers

  • What: Google Workspace admins can now opt-in to beta test Gemini Extensions for Gmail and Drive for their organization. Via the Drive extension, organizations can also access information from Google Docs. This enables users to find and summarize information, as well as ground Gemini’s responses, from their content. Google Workspace data will not be used to train Gemini’s public model, and admins can disable access at any time. Subscription to a Gemini for Google Workspace add-on is required.

  • Why: Now, Google Workspace users can collaborate with information from select Google Workspace apps, all in one place, bringing Gemini’s capabilities into user’s daily workflows, enhancing productivity and collaboration.

2024.06.18

Gemini Advanced features available in India

  • What: We’re making more Gemini Advanced features available in India, including Google’s next-generation model, 1.5 Pro, together with exclusive capabilities such as the ability to upload your documents, analyze your data, and process significantly more information with a 1 million token context window.

  • Why: As we continue to build Gemini responsibly, we’re expanding access to more countries and languages.

Expanding Gemini in Google Messages to India

  • What: Gemini is now available to chat in Google Messages for users in India (English only, select devices). Get started by clicking the "Start chat" button and selecting Gemini.

  • Why: You can draft messages, brainstorm ideas, plan events or simply have a fun conversation, all without leaving the Google Messages app.

The Gemini mobile app launching in more countries

  • What: The Gemini app is now available in India, Türkiye, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

    You can now interact with Gemini on Android, when you download the Gemini app in the Google Play Store. On iOS, try Gemini in the Google app. Chat to get help with writing, planning, learning and more.

    Learn more about language, country, and device availability in the Help Center.

  • Why: We believe AI should be easier to access in your language, on the device you use the most.

2024.06.05

The Gemini mobile app is available in Europe.

  • What: The Gemini app is now available in countries like the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, and more. You can download the Gemini app from the Android Play Store, or try it in the Google App on iOS. Chat to get help with writing, planning, learning and more in a variety of supported languages. More languages and countries will be coming soon. Learn more about language, country, and device availability in the Help Center Opens in a new window .

  • Why: We’re dedicated to bringing Gemini responsibly to more countries and languages, on the devices you use the most.

2024.05.23

Enterprise-grade data protections for Workspace for Education customers is now available in Gemini

  • What: Available today, the new Gemini Education and Gemini Education Premium add-ons give Google Workspace for Education customers access to 1.5 Pro - Google’s most capable AI model widely available today, with enterprise-grade data protections. Administrators can manage Gemini settings within the Google Workspace Admin Console. The Gemini Education add-ons are available and optimized in English in over 150 countries and territories Opens in a new window

  • Why: With Gemini Education, education leaders, staff and students 18 years and older can save time, make learning more personal, inspire creativity and learn confidently in a private and secure environment. Gemini Education add-ons are covered under the Google Workspace for Education Terms of Service; Opens in a new window your data is not reviewed by anyone, used to train AI models, or shared with other users or organizations.

2024.05.21

Exclusive to Gemini Advanced: Data Analysis

  • What: You can now upload your spreadsheets for faster data processing & exploration, presentation-ready charts, and deeper insights. Upload Google Sheets, CSVs, and Excel files directly from Google Drive or your device.

  • Why: Efficiently process, explore, analyze, and visualize your data to save time and uncover insights faster.

2024.05.14

Introducing Gemini 1.5 Pro to Gemini Advanced

  • What: Gemini Advanced gives you direct access to Google’s next-generation model, 1.5 Pro. With 1.5 Pro, Gemini Advanced can process significantly more information, running up to 1 million tokens - that's 1,500 pages.

    Gemini Advanced will also be available in 150+ countries and territories, as well as 35+ supported languages. Opens in a new window

  • Why: A longer context window lets you solve more complex problems than ever before, which can save you time and boost productivity when you explore and analyze information. We're also gradually expanding access to more languages, countries, and territories to enable more people to experience Gemini Advanced. Upgrade to Gemini Advanced

Exclusive to Gemini Advanced: Document Upload

  • What: Seamlessly upload multiple Google Docs, PDFs, and Word files from Google Drive or your device for summaries, feedback, and insights about your academic, personal, and other documents.

    This new feature helps elevate your research and writing by summarizing complex topics, identifying trends within and across documents, sharing comprehensive feedback on your written work, and transforming notes and transcripts into structured outlines.

  • Why: Unlock deeper insights from your documents and streamline your workflows with Gemini Advanced to save time.

Chat with Gemini in Google Messages

  • What: Starting in English and on select devices Opens in a new window , you can now chat with Gemini directly in Google Messages. Try it out by clicking on the “Start chat” button on Google Messages and select Gemini.

  • Why: You can draft messages, brainstorm ideas, plan events or simply have a fun conversation, all without leaving the Google Messages app.

2024.04.30

The Gemini mobile app is available in more languages

  • What: The Gemini app is available in languages like Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, and more. Chat to get help with writing, planning, learning and more in a variety of supported languages. Learn more about language, country, and device availability in the Help Center Opens in a new window .

  • Why: We believe AI should be easier to access in your language, on the device you use the most.

Extensions are now available in more languages

  • What: You can now access real-time info from Google apps and services like YouTube, Maps, Flights, and Hotels in over 40 new languages Opens in a new window where Gemini is available, including German, Portuguese, Spanish, and more. With the Gmail, Docs, and Drive Extensions, you can even easily find, summarize and get answers even from your personal content. You’re in control of your privacy settings when deciding how you want to use extensions.

  • Why: We’re dedicated to developing Gemini for everyone. This means steadily introducing important features to new languages while ensuring the best possible user experience.

2024.03.04

A better way to tune the Gemini web app’s responses

  • What: We’re launching a more precise way for you to tune Gemini’s responses. Starting in English in the Gemini web app, just select the portion of text you want to change, give Gemini some instruction, and get an output that’s closer to what you are looking for.

  • Why: We want to give you more control over your creative process by letting you iterate on content and ideas in the context of the original response.

2024.02.21

Enterprise-grade data protections for Workspace customers is now available in Gemini

  • What: Available today, the new Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise plans give Google Workspace customers access to one of Google’s most capable AI models, 1.0 Ultra in Gemini and enterprise-grade data protections. Administrators can manage Gemini settings via the Google Workspace admin console. The Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise plans are available and optimized in English in over 150 countries and territories Opens in a new window .

  • Why: Businesses should be able to use Gemini confidently at work. With the Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise plans, you can elevate your creativity and productivity with access to one of our most powerful models, 1.0 Ultra, while also trusting that your conversations aren't used to train Gemini models. This is just the beginning ​​with even more innovation to come, upgrade today Opens in a new window to Gemini Business or Gemini Enterprise.

2024.02.20

Exclusive to Gemini Advanced: Edit and run Python code

  • What: Exclusive to Gemini Advanced, you can now edit and run Python code snippets directly in Gemini's user interface. This allows you to experiment with code, see how changes affect the output, and verify that the code works as intended.

  • Why: These coding capabilities are particularly beneficial for two main use cases: learning and verification. For example, students can play with Gemini's code examples to better understand how modifications impact the outputs. This interactive learning experience can help you grasp coding concepts more effectively. Or, developers can quickly check if the code generated by Gemini runs correctly before copying it. This saves you time and ensures that the code you use is functional.

2024.02.08

Bard is now Gemini

  • What: Gemini is the best way to get direct access to Google AI. All the collaborative capabilities you know and love are still here, and will keep getting better in the Gemini era. We’ve also evolved the UI to reduce visual distractions, improve legibility, and simplify the navigation.
  • Why: We’re committed to giving everyone direct access to Google AI and, as of this week, every Gemini user across our supported countries and languages has access to Google’s best family of AI models. To better reflect this commitment, we’ve renamed Bard to Gemini.

Try Gemini Advanced to access Google’s most capable AI model, 1.0 Ultra

  • What: Gemini Advanced gives you access to our most capable AI model, 1.0 Ultra. If you want to be one of the first to access Google’s latest AI advancements as they become available, this is for you. With our 1.0 Ultra model, Gemini Advanced is far more capable at highly complex tasks like coding, logical reasoning, following nuanced instructions, and creative collaboration. Plus, Gemini Advanced will continue to expand with new and exclusive features in the coming months, including expanded multi-modal capabilities, even better coding features, as well as the ability to upload and more deeply analyze files, documents, data, and more. Gemini Advanced is a paid plan available in over 150 countries and territories Opens in a new window . It is available and optimized only for English with our 1.0 Ultra model, but can respond to queries in other languages that Gemini is available in. Learn more Opens in a new window
  • Why: With Gemini Advanced, you can be one of the first to try our most capable AI model, 1.0 Ultra. We’re just getting started and Gemini Advanced will continue to get even better. We invite you to join us on this journey. Upgrade to Gemini Advanced Opens in a new window

Chat to supercharge your ideas in the Gemini app

  • What: Get help learning in new ways, writing thank you notes, planning events, and more with Google AI on your phone. Gemini is integrated with Google apps like Gmail, Maps, and YouTube, making it easy to get things done on your phone. You can interact with it through text, voice or images.

    To chat with Gemini on Android, download the Gemini app in the Google Play Store. On iOS, try Gemini in the Google app.

    The Gemini app will be launching on select devices in English in the US. In the coming days, it will be available in Japanese, Korean, and English globally except for the UK, Switzerland, European Economic Area countries, and associated territories. More countries and languages will be coming soon.

  • Why: This is a step towards our vision to deliver the world’s most helpful AI assistant.

Now available in Canada

  • What: You can now collaborate with Gemini on the web in Canada in all supported languages Opens in a new window , including English and French. The Gemini app is coming soon, starting with English.
  • Why: As we continue to build Gemini responsibly, we’re expanding access to more countries and regions.

2024.02.01

Create images with Bard

  • What: You can create captivating images for work, play, and anything in between with Bard. It’s easy to use - simply enter a few words to bring your imagination to life, starting with English prompts. Click ‘Generate more’ for more options and download the ones you like. Learn more Opens in a new window .
  • Why: Sometimes you might have a picture in mind and now you can easily bring that to life. Create totally unique images in seconds without having to learn complex software.

Bard with Gemini Pro is coming to more languages

  • What: Bard with Gemini Pro is coming worldwide to all languages Opens in a new window where Bard is available.

    With this upgrade, Bard will be far more capable at things like understanding, summarizing, reasoning, brainstorming, writing and planning.
  • Why: With Gemini Pro, you can discover new ways to create, interact and collaborate with Bard.

Double-check coming to more languages

  • What: Double-check is now available for Bard responses in most supported languages Opens in a new window .
  • Why: We're working to enable the double-check feature in additional languages to help more users evaluate Bard's responses in their learning journeys.

2023.12.18

Expanding Bard Extensions to new languages

  • What: You can now use Bard to access helpful information from Google apps and services in Japanese and Korean, as well as English. With Bard Extensions, you can retrieve real-time info from YouTube, Hotels, Flights, and Maps and even allow Bard to retrieve information from your Gmail, Docs, and Drive, so you can easily find, summarize and get answers from your personal content. You're in control of your privacy settings when deciding how you want to use extensions.
  • Why: We're committed to building Bard responsibly, gradually bringing key features to more languages over time.

Bard can now support exporting more languages to Replit

  • What: In addition to Python, the Export to Replit feature will now support 18 programming languages including C++, Javascript, Ruby, SQL and Swift.
  • Why: As we continue to see developers come to Bard for help with coding, we've heard that you want to engage in Bard's coding-specific features in more programming languages.

2023.12.06

Bard is getting its biggest upgrade yet with Gemini Pro

  • What: Starting today, we’re introducing Gemini Pro in Bard, for Bard’s biggest upgrade yet. We’ve specifically tuned Gemini Pro in Bard to be far more capable at things like understanding and summarizing, reasoning, coding, and planning. You can try out Bard with Gemini Pro for text-based prompts, with support for other modalities coming soon. It will be available in English in more than 170 countries and territories to start, and come to more languages and places, like Europe, in the near future.
  • Why: Today, Google introduced Gemini Opens in a new window , the most capable AI model in the world. Gemini unlocks new ways to create, interact and collaborate with Bard.

2023.11.21

Expanding Bard’s understanding of YouTube videos

  • What: We're taking the first steps in Bard's ability to understand YouTube videos. For example, if you’re looking for videos on how to make olive oil cake, you can now also ask how many eggs the recipe in the first video requires.
  • Why: We’ve heard you want deeper engagement with YouTube videos. So we’re expanding the YouTube Extension to understand some video content so you can have a richer conversation with Bard about it.

2023.11.16

Bard is available for more age groups

  • What: Bard is expanding access to teens in most countries around the world, starting with English. We’ve added age-appropriate protections, updated onboarding for teens, and developed experiences geared to empower exploration and learning with Bard. Want to learn more about generative AI and its abilities and limitations? Learn about generative AI Opens in a new window .
  • Why: We believe Bard can be a helpful tool for teens when they need a little extra inspiration and motivation on their ideas, hobbies, and plans, or when they want to better understand topics quickly in a style that works for them. Whether it's learning homework concepts or getting support through big milestones like applying to their first job or preparing for college, Bard can help.

Get help with math equations on Bard

  • What: Getting stuck on that math equation? Starting with English, Bard can give you step-by-step explanations to the problem, so you can solve similar ones in the future. Just ask Bard, or take a photo of the question and upload it.
  • Why: To learn math effectively, it is important to deeply understand the concept and to practice often. Bard helps you understand and practice new math concepts by giving you not only the solution, but by showing you how to approach solving each one of them.

Bard helps you visualize data

  • What: Starting with English, Bard can generate charts from data you include in your prompts or from tables that Bard generates during your conversations.
  • Why: Charts provide a visual way to understand data that you’re interested in learning more about.

2023.10.30

Bard’s responses can now appear in real time

  • What: We’re launching a new setting that lets Bard’s responses show while in progress, so you don’t have to wait for the full response to appear.
  • Why: Bard is here to accelerate your creative process. Now you can start reading responses while they’re still generating, so you can stay in the creative flow and iterate on your ideas faster.

2023.10.23

Bard can now summarize more of your emails

  • What: When you use the Workspace Extension, Bard can now summarize more emails at a time. It can also better understand when you ask for recent emails.
  • Why: We are taking a small step to improve quality and make the Workspace Extension more useful by summarizing more of your emails. Sometimes you just need an update, so we’re improving the way Bard can understand when you need the latest emails.

Your shared conversations now support uploaded images

  • What: When you share a conversation that has an image as part of the prompt, the image will now also be visible.
  • Why: Adding an image to your prompt can take your creativity to new heights. Now that others can see the image you used in your prompt, they will be able to better appreciate your creative process and continue the conversation with Bard in their own way.

2023.09.27

Help Bard improve side by side

  • What: We’ve added a new way for you to give feedback. When Bard occasionally responds with 2 drafts side by side, select the draft you prefer. You can also indicate no preference or opt out entirely.
  • Why: Real-world feedback helps Bard improve the quality of its responses. Your feedback on Bard drafts contributes to making Bard better for yourself and others.

2023.09.19

Introducing Bard’s most capable model yet

  • What: Your feedback has accelerated Bard’s ability to be more intuitive, imaginative, and responsive than ever before. Whether you want to collaborate on something playful and creative, start in one language and continue in up to 40+ other languages, ask for in-depth coding assistance, or learn about new topics from different points of view, Bard can help you explore possibilities with greater quality and accuracy.
  • Why: We believe in rapid iteration and bringing the best of Bard to the world. Your feedback has helped unlock the most capable version of Bard yet for stronger collaboration in languages and countries all over the world.

Bard can now access helpful information from Google apps and services

  • What: Starting in English, Bard can now retrieve and help you work with real time info from Maps, YouTube, Hotels and Flights. You can pull together what you need across information sources and bring ideas to life easier and faster. These extensions are enabled by default, and you can disable them any time.
  • Why: Just about everything we do in life involves a bit of gathering information and planning. Bard makes it easy to work together across even more sources, so you can keep your ideas moving forward.

Collaborate with Bard on your content in Gmail, Docs & Drive

  • What: Starting in English, you can enable Bard to interact with information from your Gmail, Docs and Drive so you can find, summarize and answer questions across your personal content. Your Google Workspace data won’t be used to train Bard’s public model and you can disable at any time.
  • Why: Now, you can collaborate not only with the world’s information, but also with your own, all in one place, with Bard as your creative partner.

Double-check Bard’s responses with Google It v2

  • What: With the power of Google Search, the [G] button can help you double-check Bard’s AI-generated responses. Starting with English, when a statement can be evaluated, you’ll see it highlighted in Bard’s response and can click to learn more.

    Note: The links provided are content found by Search and do not imply these sources informed Bard’s initial response.
  • Why: People are using AI tools to more easily understand complex topics in new ways. As you continue your learning journeys with Bard, it’s important that you feel more confident in the information generated with AI.

Build off of conversations shared with you

  • What: When someone shares a Bard conversation with you through Bard’s public link sharing feature, you can continue that conversation in your account and build off of what they started.
  • Why: Creativity is often inspired by the work of others, and the more ideas we have to work with, the more likely we are to come up with something truly innovative. That’s why we’re making it easier for you to use conversations shared by others as a starting point for your own creative explorations.

More features are available in all supported languages

  • What: You can upload images with Google Lens, get Google Search images in responses, and modify Bard’s responses to be simpler, longer, shorter, more professional or more casual in all supported languages.
  • Why: Having the option to modify responses to better meet your needs gives you more control over your creative process. Using images as part of prompts unlocks a new level of creativity, and having images as part of responses can help bring ideas to life.

2023.07.13

Bard is available in new places and languages

  • What: Bard is now available in over 40 new languages including Arabic, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), German, Hindi, Spanish, and more. We have also expanded access to more places, including all 27 countries in the European Union (EU) and Brazil.
  • Why: Bard is global and is intended to help you explore possibilities. Our English, Japanese, and Korean support helped us learn how to launch languages responsibly, enabling us to now support the majority of language coverage on the internet.

Google Lens in Bard

  • What: You can upload images alongside text in your conversations with Bard, allowing you to boost your imagination and creativity in completely new ways. To make this happen, we’re bringing the power of Google Lens into Bard, starting with English.
  • Why: Images are a fundamental part of how we put our imaginations to work, so we’ve added Google Lens to Bard. Whether you want more information about an image or need inspiration for a funny caption, you now have even more ways to explore and create with Bard.

Bard can read responses out loud

  • What: We’re adding text-to-speech capabilities to Bard in over 40 languages, including Hindi, Spanish, and US English.
  • Why: Sometimes hearing something aloud helps you bring an idea to life in new ways beyond reading it. Listen to responses and see what it helps you imagine and create!

Pinned & Recent Threads

  • What: You can now pick up where you left off with your past Bard conversations and organize them according to your needs. We’ve added the ability to pin conversations, rename them, and have multiple conversations going at once.
  • Why: The best ideas take time, sometimes multiple hours or days to create. Keep your threads and pin your most critical threads to keep your creative process flowing.

Share your Bard conversations with others

  • What: We’ve made it easier to share part or all of your Bard chat with others. Shareable links make seeing your chat and any sources just a click away so others can seamlessly view what you created with Bard.
  • Why: It’s hard to hold back a new idea sometimes. We wanted to make it easier for you to share your creations to inspire others, unlock your creativity, and show your collaboration process.

Modify Bard’s responses

  • What: We’re introducing 5 new options to help you modify Bard’s responses. Just tap to make the response simpler, longer, shorter, more professional, or more casual.
  • Why: When a response is close enough but needs a tweak, we’re making it easier to get you closer to your desired creation.

Export Python code to Replit

  • What: We’re continuing to expand Bard’s export capabilities for code. You can now export Python code to Replit, in addition to Google Colab.
  • Why: Streamline your workflow and continue your programming tasks by moving Bard interactions into Replit.

2023.06.07

Bard codes for you for improved math and data analysis

  • What: Starting with English, we’ve updated Bard to detect computational prompts and run code in the background, making Bard better at mathematical tasks, coding questions, and string manipulation.
  • Why: We’re supercharging your ability to analyze data by making Bard better at computation, like finding how many times a certain number shows up in a data set. Bard won’t always get it right, but will keep improving with your feedback.

Export Bard-generated tables to Google Sheets

  • What: When Bard generates tables, you can now export them right into Google Sheets.
  • Why: Continue your creative explorations wherever you need by moving Bard responses into more of your favorite apps.

2023.06.01

More relevant responses with location info

  • What: Bard can start providing more relevant responses if you choose to let it use your device’s precise location. You can manage your preferences in location settings Opens in a new window .
  • Why: Precise location helps Bard provide more relevant responses about restaurants near you and many other things about your area.

2023.05.23

Bringing images to Bard

  • What: Starting with English responses, Bard can now bring in images from Google Search, so you can get helpful responses with visuals. You can also ask Bard for images directly. Bard will show a source for each image.
  • Why: Images can help you communicate your ideas more effectively. They can bring concepts to life, make recommendations more persuasive, and enhance responses when you ask for visual information.

2023.05.15

More concise summaries

  • What: We’ve updated Bard with better summarization capabilities by incorporating advances we’ve developed in our large language models.
  • Why: We’re making Bard better at summarizing information, which is especially helpful when you want to get the gist of a topic quickly. Bard won’t always get it right, but will keep improving with your feedback.

Making sources more useful

  • What: Bard can now help you identify which parts of a response match a source. For the responses with sources, you’ll see numbers alongside the response. By clicking on the numbers you will now be able to identify the section of the text that matches the source and easily navigate to it.
  • Why: We want to make it easier for you to understand which parts of a response match a source and provide you with source links in line with the text.

2023.05.10

Expanding access to Bard in more countries and languages

  • What: You can now collaborate with Bard in Japanese and Korean, in addition to US English. We have also expanded access to Bard in all three languages to over 180 countries and territories.
  • Why: As we continue to build Bard responsibly with more real-world feedback, we're gradually expanding access to more languages, countries, and territories over time.

Export to Google Docs & Gmail

  • What: We've added new one-click options to export content generated by Bard, including formatting, directly into Google Docs and Gmail.
  • Why: We want to speed up and simplify your workflow by giving you a way to export Bard’s responses and edit them directly in these Google Workspace apps.

Read more comfortably in dim light

  • What: We’ve launched Dark theme on Bard, giving you the ability to easily switch Bard’s appearance between a light background with dark text to a dark background with light text.
  • Why: Dark theme can make using Bard easier on your eyes in dim light.

2023.05.05

Access for Google Workspace accounts

  • What: Google Workspace admins can now enable Bard for their domains, allowing their users to access Bard using their Workspace accounts.
  • Why: You can now use Bard to help with work, research, or other business needs, when signed into your administrator-enabled Google Workspace account.

2023.04.21

Help with coding

  • What: Bard can now help you code in over 20 programming languages. When Bard generates Python code, you can also export & test the code directly in Google Colab. Try prompting Bard for help with languages like C++, Go, Java, JavaScript, Python, TypeScript, and even Google Sheets functions.
  • Why: People of all levels of programming experience, from beginners to experienced engineers, can use Bard to help with coding—whether it’s by generating & exporting code, debugging code, or explaining how code works. Use discretion and carefully test and review all code for errors, bugs, and vulnerabilities before relying on it. Learn more

Adding more variety to drafts

  • What: When you view other drafts, you’ll now see a wider range of options that are more distinct from each other.
  • Why: A wider range of more distinct drafts can help expand your creative explorations.

2023.04.10

Welcome to Bard’s inaugural experiment update!

Experiment updates page

  • What: We’ve launched an Experiment updates page to post the latest features, improvements, and bug fixes for the Bard experiment.
  • Why: So that people will have an easy place to see the latest Bard updates for them to test and provide feedback.

There’s more when you click “Google it”

  • What: We’ve added additional suggested Search topics when people click “Google it.”
  • Why: People will be able to explore a broader range of interests with more related topics.

Updates to Bard’s capabilities

  • What: We've updated Bard with better capabilities for math and logic.
  • Why: Bard doesn’t always get it right on math and logic prompts and we are working toward higher-quality responses in these areas.