Chrome on Android is getting a navigation bar redesign to make room for Gemini - Android Authority
Google is updating the Chrome browser on Android to include a dedicated Gemini AI shortcut in the bottom navigation bar. This change aims to improve user access to AI features and multi-tab content analysis.
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Integrating generative AI directly into mobile browser interfaces signals a shift in how users interact with search and web content.
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0 • Follow us on Google Discover Add us as preferred source TL;DR Chrome’s latest version on Android is bringing a redesigned bottom navigation bar. A major part of the redesign is the new Gemini button, which enables the AI’s improved capabilities, including the ability to access multiple tabs at once. These features are also promised to arrive on Chrome for iOS soon.
After months of facing regulatory hurdles, Gemini is finally more easily accessible to Chrome users in the UK . This delayed rollout comes months after Google last expanded Gemini’s footprint in the world’s most-used web browser . While the UK-specific change applies to Chrome for desktop, Google also plans to bring the features to iOS by next month. But even before that happens, the team is already rushing to deploy the feature on Android.
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