Gemini is about to slide into your DMs
by Allison Johnson from The Verge - All Posts on (#6JWY9)
More chatbots in more places. | The Verge Google's got a round of Android and app updates in time for MWC, starting with a new way to chat with its own chatbot Gemini: right inside Google Messages. There's also a handful of other small updates touching Android Auto, Google Docs, and a couple of new intelligent accessibility features for visually impaired people.
If you're just dying to DM your new bestie Gemini, you won't have to wait long - it's arriving as an update to the Messages app this week, though you'll need to be enrolled in Google's beta testing program to access it for now. The same access rules apply so there's no Google One subscription required, at least for this version. When I tested Gemini alongside ChatGPT a few weeks ago, Gemini left a lot to be desired as a...