Gemini
AI
assistant,
the
recently
added
artificial
intelligence
(AI)
virtual
assistant
for
Android
smartphones,
is
reportedly
getting
new
capabilities.
Ever
since
its
release
earlier
this
year,
one
of
the
major
concern
was
lack
of
integration
with
first-party
and
third-party
apps.
Over
the
months,
the
Mountain
View-based
tech
giant
solved
some
of
the
issues
with
various
extensions
that
support
access
to
different
apps
and
functionalities.
Now,
a
new
report
claims
that
Gemini
on
Android
devices
will
be
able
to
make
calls
and
send
messages
from
the
lock
screen.
Gemini
on
Lock
Screen
According
to
an
Android
Authority
report,
the
new
Gemini
AI
assistant
features
were
spotted
in
the
Google
app
beta
version
15.42.30.28.arm64.
The
features
are
not
currently
visible
and
were
found
during
the
Android
application
package
(APK)
teardown
process.
Calling
and
messaging
feature
on
lock
screen
via
Gemini
Photo
Credit:
Android
Authority
The
publication
also
shared
a
screenshot
of
the
feature.
Based
on
the
screenshot,
a
new
option
has
reportedly
appeared
in
the
Gemini
on
the
lock
screen
menu
in
Gemini’s
Settings.
This
new
option
is
titled
“Make
calls
and
send
messages
without
unlocking”
followed
by
a
toggle
switch.
Users
can
reportedly
turn
it
on
if
they
wish
to
use
this
functionalities.
Notably,
currently
users
can
make
calls
and
send
messages
even
when
their
devices
are
locked
using
Google
Assistant.
However,
this
new
feature
reportedly
extends
the
capability
to
the
AI-powered
virtual
assistant
as
well.
As
per
the
screenshot,
users
will
still
have
to
unlock
the
device
to
see
incoming
messages
that
contain
personal
content.
Redesigned
Gemini
AI
assistant
interface
Photo
Credit:
Android
Authority
Additionally,
Google
is
reportedly
also
improving
the
floating
Gemini
text
field
overlay.
Based
on
another
screenshot
shared,
the
new
interface
is
a
slimmer
text
box
with
two
separate
boxes
that
contain
the
options
“Ask
about
this
page”
and
“Summarise
this
page”.
This
new
design
reportedly
replaces
the
large
floating
box
which
users
currently
get.
Further,
the
publication
claimed
that
the
extensions
page
of
Gemini
AI
assistant
is
also
getting
a
minor
makeover.
Instead
of
showing
all
the
extensions
in
the
same
space,
the
new
design
reportedly
separates
the
extensions
into
different
categories.
Some
of
the
categories
are
said
to
be
Communication,
Device
Control,
Travel,
Media,
and
Productivity.
It
is
currently
not
known
when
these
features
might
be
rolled
out
to
users.