The topic Google Drive’s Ask Gemini & AI Overviews come to Android with AI Pro is currently the subject of lively discussion — readers and analysts are keeping a close eye on developments.
This is taking place in a dynamic environment: companies’ decisions and competitors’ reactions can quickly change the picture.
After debuting on the web earlier this year, Google Drive is bringing Ask Gemini and AI Overviews to mobile.
Ask Gemini brings the side panel to Google Drive for Android and iOS. Appearing to the right of the search bar, you can have “multi-turn conversations to efficiently explore and understand content across Drive, other Workspace apps, and the web.”
Tapping launches the fullscreen interface with a prompt box. The ‘plus’ menu lets you add files for context, as well as select “where Gemini can search.” This includes Drive, Gmail, Chat, Calendar, and web.
The hamburger button in the top-left corner opens your Conversation history.
Meanwhile, the search bar is getting its own upgrade with AI Overviews. Gemini will provide “instant answers right at the top of your search results” without having to manually open files. These summaries can pull “from multiple files without needing to open each one.” Additionally: