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Here’s a summary of the major Google Gemini updates announced in 2024:
New Models and Capabilities:
- Gemini 1.5 Pro and Flash: Google released two new Gemini models:
- 1.5 Pro boasts a massive context window (up to 1 million tokens) for superior reasoning and analysis. (Available with an advanced subscription).
- 1.5 Flash is a lighter-weight version, ideal for faster tasks on mobile devices.
- Enhanced Functionality: Gemini gained new data analysis features, allowing you to upload files and get summaries, charts, and visualizations.
Search Integration:
- AI Overviews: Google Search now incorporates a custom Gemini model to deliver AI Overviews. These provide summaries of search results, handle complex questions, and even offer planning assistance.
- Personalization: You can customize AI Overviews to simplify the language or get more details.
Android Integration:
- Gemini Nano: This version of Gemini is optimized for Android devices and can be your default AI assistant, accessible with a long power button press.
- Accessibility: Through Android’s TalkBack, Gemini Nano provides more descriptive responses for visually impaired users.
Workspace Integration:
- Gemini 1.5 Pro for Workspace: A new side panel featuring Gemini 1.5 Pro is available in Gmail, Docs, Drive, Slides, and Sheets, offering advanced AI assistance for your work.
Technical Release updates
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 CentreOpens in a new window.
- Why: We’re dedicated to bringing Gemini responsibly to more countries and languages, on the devices that you use the most.
2024.05.23
Enterprise-grade data protections for Workspace for Education customers are 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 optimised in English in over 150 countries and territoriesOpens 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 organisations.
2024.05.21
Exclusive to Gemini Advanced: Data Analysis
- What: You can now upload your spreadsheets for faster data processing and 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, analyse and visualise 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 1500 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 analyse 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 summarising 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 devicesOpens 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 CentreOpens in a new window.
- Why: We believe that AI should be easier to access in your language, on the device that 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 languagesOpens 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, summarise 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 that 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 optimised in English in over 150 countries and territoriesOpens 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 todayOpens 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 and even better coding features, as well as the ability to upload and more deeply analyse files, documents, data and more. Gemini Advanced is a paid plan available in over 150 countries and territoriesOpens in a new window. It is available and optimised only for English with our 1.0 Ultra model, but can respond to queries in other languages that Gemini is available in. Learn moreOpens 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 AdvancedOpens 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 selected 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 languagesOpens 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 moreOpens 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 languagesOpens in a new window where Bard is available.With this upgrade, Bard will be far more capable at things like understanding, summarising, 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 languagesOpens 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.