{"id":414121,"date":"2026-05-06T06:43:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T06:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/414121\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T06:43:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T06:43:18","slug":"gemini-app-update-adds-new-tools-and-design-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/414121\/","title":{"rendered":"Gemini App Update Adds New Tools and Design Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google has started rolling out an updated version of its Gemini app for iOS, introducing a redesigned interface and additional features.<\/p>\n<p>Interface Changes<\/p>\n<p>Images shared by users show that the app\u2019s start screen now includes an animated background.<\/p>\n<p>The search text box appears over a visual backdrop, giving the interface a different layout compared to earlier versions.<\/p>\n<p>Expanded Features<\/p>\n<p>The update also expands the functionality of the plus (+) button. Users can now access a wider range of options, including images, camera input, music, canvas, deep research, guided learning, and a \u201cmore uploads\u201d tab.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gemini-New-UI-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"416\" height=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gemini-New-UI-1.jpg\"  data-\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gemini-New-UI-2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"416\" height=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gemini-New-UI-2.jpg\"  data-\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The \u201cmore uploads\u201d section supports files and resources from NotebookLM.<\/p>\n<p>Design Elements<\/p>\n<p>The iOS version includes Liquid Glass-style design elements, with semi-transparent visual components integrated into the interface.<\/p>\n<p>Availability<\/p>\n<p>The updated Gemini app UI is currently rolling out to a limited number of iOS users.<\/p>\n<p>Google has not confirmed when the update will reach Android devices or provided a detailed rollout timeline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Google has started rolling out an updated version of its Gemini app for iOS, introducing a redesigned interface&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":414122,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[342,111,139,69,145],"class_list":["post-414121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-mobile","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=414121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414121\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/414122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=414121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=414121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=414121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}