{"id":570611,"date":"2026-04-07T22:40:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T22:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/570611\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T22:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T22:40:10","slug":"gemini-overlay-and-gemini-live-rolling-out-big-android-redesign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/570611\/","title":{"rendered":"Gemini overlay and Gemini Live rolling out big Android redesign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gemini-android-app-icon.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>After redesigns in <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/02\/28\/gemini-live-floating-redesign\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/03\/12\/gemini-overlay-tools-redesign\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March<\/a>, Google is rolling out another big revamp for the Gemini overlay and Gemini Live. These visual updates are arriving in surprisingly quick succession.<\/p>\n<p>Gemini overlay\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the Gemini overlay on Android was redesigned with the full Tools menu. Google has a new design that combines the menus for attachments and Tools. Compared to before, the pill is slightly narrower, while \u201cAsk Gemini\u201d is larger and the microphone switches to an outline-style icon.<\/p>\n<p>Tapping the \u2018plus\u2019 slides up a bottom sheet. It starts with a carousel for Photos, Camera, Files, Drive, and Notebooks at the top that makes use of large, rounded squares.<\/p>\n<p>Next up are Create image, Create video, Create music, Canvas, Deep research, Guided learning, and Personal Intelligence (toggle). Google has been testing a <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/03\/24\/gemini-plus-menu-redesign-early-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">combined design on the web<\/a>, and this should also be coming to the full mobile app (which sees no changes today).<\/p>\n<p>\tAdvertisement &#8211; scroll for more content<\/p>\n<p>Gemini Live<\/p>\n<p>Gemini Live is also getting a big redesign, starting with the overlay accessible outside the full app. Instead of a pill that spans most of the screen, there\u2019s now a floating interface. The waveform is at the center and flanked by screen sharing and a keyboard to exit Live. In the top-right corner, you\u2019ll find the captions button. This Live overlay will condense into a smaller circle than before as you start navigating your phone.<\/p>\n<p>This redesign is also present in the full Gemini app when you launch Live. The fullscreen interface has been replaced by the overlay, with the regular homescreen appearing underneath.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re seeing these redesigns with Google app beta version 17.3 today. If it\u2019s not yet available, Force stop from App info. 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