- Google Gemini is starting to get the floating response window Google teased at I/O.
- Rather than pulling you away from your app, Gemini now functions much more like Assistant.
- The floating window opens up drag-and drop interactions.
For as powerful as Google Gemini already is, it still lives in Assistant’s shadow, and that may continue to be the case until Gemini finally learns to do everything Assistant can. That situation’s already been improving, and evidence suggests it’s well on its way to getting better. While we normally compare the two in terms of their functionality, Gemini’s also been working on improving its interface, as well, and today it looks like one of the Gemini interface tweaks Google announced back at I/O is finally starting to go live.
So far, when you’ve gone to pull up either Gemini or Assistant from within an app, the initial interaction has felt pretty similar: box popping up at the bottom of your screen, ready for voice/text input. And while that similarity continues as you ask your question, there’s been a big difference in how the two present their results.