Last year, we introduced a collection of building blocks designed to help you manage important business workflows in Google Docs, including team task management, project tracking, hiring, and more.
Today, we’re excited to announce an additional building block that adds an AI-generated summary to your content using Gemini in Docs. By going to Insert > Building Blocks > AI Summary or typing “@” followed by “AI summary,” Gemini will provide a summary that you can instantly insert or edit alongside other document collaborators. In addition, you can select the refresh option to update your summary when you make changes to your document. doc content.
These AI-generated summaries make it easier to consume long documents and can be particularly useful for content such as technical documents, meeting notes, strategy documents, marketing briefs, and more.
Getting started
Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
Rapid Release domains: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) March 17, 2025
Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on April 8, 2025
Availability
Available for Google Workspace:
Business Standard and Plus
Enterprise Standard and Plus
Google One AI Premium
Anyone who previously purchased these add-ons will also receive this feature:
Gemini Business*
Gemini Enterprise*
*As of January 15, 2025, we’re no longer offering the Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise add-ons for sale. Please refer to this announcement for more details.
Beginning today, we’re expanding the availability of Deep Research and Gems in the Gemini app to Google Workspace:
Business Starter
Enterprise Starter
Education Fundamentals, Standard, and Plus
Frontline Starter and Standard
Essentials, Enterprise Essentials, and Enterprise Essentials Plus
Nonprofits
Note: There is no change to Google Workspace or Education customers with access to Gemini Advanced already using Deep Research or Gems.
Who’s impacted
Admins and end users
Why it matters
Gems are AI experts that you can customize across a variety of topics, helping you complete specific goals, tasks, and workflows based on your inputs, while reducing repetitive prompting. You can use Gems to gather target feedback on new products or services, get suggestions on your writing, brainstorm creative learning experiences and more. You can further customize your Gems by anchoring them to specific files, including Google Docs or Google Sheets via Drive, for even more relevant responses.
You can also take advantage of a variety of our pre-made Gems to quickly get started, like “Sales pitch ideator” to create compelling pitch materials to drive conversions, “Copy creator” to draft on-brand marketing copy, “Learning coach” to build knowledge with step-by-step study guidance and practice activities, and “Sentiment analyzer” to dive into customer feedback and identify trends, and more.
Deep Research helps save hours of work by browsing the web on your behalf, analyzing information in real-time, and developing comprehensive research reports in minutes to get you up to speed on just about anything. You can use Deep Research to understand your business landscape with comprehensive reports on emerging trends in any industry or competitor products and services. It can also help educators and students 18+ with grant writing, lesson planning, class projects and more.
Additional details
Currently, some features in Gems are only available in a limited set of languages. Refer to this article in our Help Center for more information: Gems in Gemini Apps.
Currently, Deep Research and Gems are limited to the Gemini web app (gemini.google.com) for Google Workspace business and education users 18 years and older. We’re planning to support Deep Research and Gems in the Gemini mobile app for these users at a later date.
Deep Research use is limited to five reports per user per 30 day period for the Google Workspace editions indicated in this post. For full usage of Deep Research, we recommend exploring Google Workspace business and education plans with access to Gemini Advanced.
Getting started
Admins:
Deep Research and Gems are available in the Gemini app (gemini.google.com) by default — there is no admin control for this feature.
Posted by Anirudh Dewani – Director, Android Developer Relations
We just dropped our Winter episode of #TheAndroidShow, on YouTube and on developer.android.com, and this time we were in Barcelona to give you the latest from Mobile World Congress and across the Android Developer world. We unveiled a big update to Gemini in Android Studio (multi-modal support, so you can translate image to code) and we shared some news for games developers ahead of GDC later this month. Plus we unpacked the latest Android hardware devices from our partners coming out of Mobile World Congress and recapped all of the latest in Android XR. Let’s dive in!
Multimodality image-to-code, now available for Gemini in Android Studio
At every stage of the development lifecycle, Gemini in Android Studio has become your AI-powered companion. Today, we took the wraps off a new feature: Gemini in Android Studio now supports multimodal image to code, which lets you attach images directly to your prompts! This unlocks a wealth of new possibilities that improve collaboration and design workflows. You can try out this new feature by downloading the latest canary - Android Studio Narwal, and read more about multimodal image attachment – now available for Gemini in Android Studio.
Building excellent games with better graphics and performance
Ahead of next week’s Games Developer Conference (GDC), we announced new developer tools that will help improve gameplay across the Android ecosystem. We're making Vulkan the official graphics API on Android, enabling you to build immersive visuals, and we're enhancing the Android Dynamic Performance Framework (ADPF) to help you deliver longer, more stable gameplay sessions. Learn more about how we're building excellent games with better graphics and performance.
A deep dive into Android XR
Since we unveiled Android XR in December, it's been exciting to see developers preparing their apps for the next generation of Android XR devices. In the latest episode of #TheAndroidShow we dove into this new form factor and spoke with a developer who has already been building. Developing for this new platform leverages your existing Android development skills and familiar tools like Android Studio, Kotlin, and Jetpack libraries. The Android XR SDK Developer Preview is available now, complete with an emulator, so you can start experimenting and building XR experiences immediately! Visit developer.android.com/xr for more.
New Android foldables and tablets, at Mobile World Congress
Mobile World Congress is a big moment for Android, with partners from around the world showing off their latest devices. And if you’re already building adaptive apps, we wanted to share some of the cool new foldable and tablets that our partners released in Barcelona:
OPPO: OPPO launched their Find N5, their slim 8.93mm foldable with a 8.12” large screen - making it as compact or expansive as needed.
Xiaomi: Xiaomi debuted the Xiaomi Pad 7 series. Xiaomi Pad 7 provides a crystal-clear display and, with the productivity accessories, users get a desktop-like experience with the convenience of a tablet.
Lenovo: Lenovo showcased their Yoga Tab Plus, the latest powerful tablet from their lineup designed to empower creativity and productivity.
Have an idea for our next episode of #TheAndroidShow? It’s your conversation with the broader community, and we’d love to hear your ideas for our next quarterly episode - you can let us know on X or LinkedIn.
Posted by Paris Hsu – Product Manager, Android Studio
At every stage of the development lifecycle, Gemini in Android Studio has become your AI-powered companion, making it easier to build high quality apps. We are excited to announce a significant expansion: Gemini in Android Studio now supports multimodal inputs, which lets you attach images directly to your prompts! This unlocks a wealth of new possibilities that improve team collaboration and UI development workflows.
You can try out this new feature by downloading the latest Android Studio canary. We’ve outlined a few use cases to try, but we’d love to hear what you think as we work through bringing this feature into future stable releases. Check it out:
Image attachment - a new dimension of interaction
We first previewed Gemini's multimodal capabilities at Google I/O 2024. This technology allows Gemini in Android Studio to understand simple wireframes, and transform them into working Jetpack Compose code.
You'll now find an image attachment icon in the Gemini chat window. Simply attach JPEG or PNG files to your prompts and watch Gemini understand and respond to visual information. We've observed that images with strong color contrasts yield the best results.
1.1 New “Attach Image File” icon in chat window
1.2 Example multimodal response in chat
We encourage you to experiment with various prompts and images. Here are a few compelling use cases to get you started:
Rapid UI prototyping and iteration: Convert a simple wireframe or high-fidelity mock of your app's UI into working code.
Diagram explanation and documentation: Gain deeper insights into complex architecture or data flow diagrams by having Gemini explain their components and relationships.
UI troubleshooting: Capture screenshots of UI bugs and ask Gemini for solutions.
Rapid UI prototyping and iteration
Gemini's multimodal support lets you convert visual designs into functional UI code. Simply upload your image and use a clear prompt. It works whether you're working from your own sketches or from a designer mockup.
Here’s an example prompt: "For this image provided, write Android Jetpack Compose code to make a screen that's as close to this image as possible. Make sure to include imports, use Material3, and document the code.” And then you can append any specific or additional instructions related to the image.
2. Example of generating Compose code from high-fidelity mock using Gemini in Android Studio (code output)
For more complex UIs, refine your prompts to capture specific functionality. For instance, when converting a calculator mockup, adding "make the interactions and calculations work as you'd expect" results in a fully functional calculator:
3. Example of generating Compose code from wireframe via Gemini in Android Studio (code output)
Note: this feature provides an initial design scaffold. It’s a good “first draft” and your edits and adjustments will be needed. Common refinements include ensuring correct drawable imports and importing icons. Consider the generated code a highly efficient starting point, accelerating your UI development workflow.
Diagram explanation and documentation
With Gemini's multimodal capabilities, you can also try uploading an image of your diagram and ask for explanations or documentation.
Example prompt: Upload the Now in Android architecture diagram and say "Explain the components and data flow in this diagram" or “Write documentation about this diagram”.
Leverage Gemini's visual analysis to identify and resolve bugs quickly. Upload a screenshot of the problematic UI, and Gemini will analyze the image and suggest potential solutions. You can also include relevant code snippets for more precise assistance.
In the example below, we used Compose UI check and found that the button is stretched too wide in tablet screens, so we took a screenshot and asked Gemini for solutions - it was able to leverage the window size classes to provide the right fix.
5. Example of fixing UI bugs using Image Attachment (code output)
As always, Google is committed to the responsible use of AI. Android Studio won't send any of your source code to servers without your consent. You can read more on Gemini in Android Studio's commitment to privacy.
We appreciate any feedback on things you like or features you would like to see. If you find a bug, please report the issue and also check out known issues. Remember to also follow us on X, Medium, or YouTube for more Android development updates!
Today, we are excited to start rolling out support “take notes for me” in the following seven additional languages:
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese
Spanish
When you enable "take notes for me” in Google Meet, you'll see the language in which the notes will be taken. You can click on the language to change it or you can change your language from Settings > Meeting records > Language spoken in the meeting. Note that multilingual meetings are not supported at this time.
Turning “Take notes for me” on
All meeting participants will see a blue pencil icon on their screen and a notification that notes are being taken. They can click on the pencil to see the meeting notes taken so far.
Note: This update will be rolling out at a much slower pace than usual as we carefully monitor performance and quality. We'll update this post when the rollout for each language is complete.
Availability
Available to Google Workspace
Business Standard and Plus
Enterprise Standard and Plus
Also available with the Gemini Education Premium add-on
Anyone who previously purchased these add-ons will also receive this feature:
Gemini Enterprise*
AI Meetings & Messaging*
*As of January 15, 2025, we’re no longer offering the Gemini Enterprise add-ons for sale. Please refer to this announcement for more details.
Earlier this year, we announced that we’re including the best of Google AI in Workspace Business and Enterprise plans without the need to purchase a separate Gemini add-on. Beginning today, additional AI-powered features are available for Business and Enterprise editions:
For Google Meet:
Generated background images: With Gemini in Meet, you can generate unique and bespoke meeting backgrounds. Meeting backgrounds can help obscure your surroundings during a meeting or they can enhance the meeting itself. Users will also benefit from our latest model upgrade for background generation, as well as additional style options, like a professional office, library, or home office to help refine their custom backgrounds.
Studio look: Gemini in Meet uses machine learning to detect and enhance (if necessary) the quality of your portrait by reducing noise and increasing sharpness, bringing you into focus so you can look your best in meetings.
Studio lighting: Using machine learning, Gemini in Meet will simulate studio-quality lighting and adjust light position and brightness in your video feed, so you're perfectly lit for your meeting. Note: Studio lighting is only available on devices that meet certain browser and processor requirements. Visit the Help Center to learn more about device requirements for studio lighting.
Studio sound: Gemini in Meet will automatically recreate and balance missing or distorted frequencies helping to make your voice come through crisp and clear. This can be especially useful when dialing in via phone or using bluetooth headsets for example.
For Google Chat:
Translate for me: Chat will automatically detect and translate over 120 languages to a user’s preferred language while keeping the original message available for review. Instead of navigating outside of Chat to translate a message, this reduces friction and improves collaboration with colleagues, partners and customers in other parts of the world.
For Google Drawings:
Background image removal: Gemini’s image background removal functionality (also available in Slides and Vids) is now available in Google Drawings.
Translate for me: Automatic translation via translate for me will be OFF by default. Turn ON the automatic translation setting at chat.google.com (web) or on your Android or iOS device by going to Settings > Automatic Translation > select the box for ‘Translate messages to your preferred language. Visit the Help Center to learn more about using Automatic Translation in Chat.
Rollout pace
Custom background images, studio lighting, and studio sound in Google Meet:
These features are already available to Gemini for Workspace add-on customers. Note that as of January 15, 2025, Gemini Business, Gemini Enterprise, AI Meetings & Messaging, and AI Security add-ons are no longer available for purchase. Please refer to this announcement for more details.
Earlier this year, we announced that we’re including the best of Google AI in Workspace Business and Enterprise plans without the need to purchase a separate Gemini add-on. Beginning today, additional AI-powered features are available for Business and Enterprise editions:
For Google Meet:
Generated background images: With Gemini in Meet, you can generate unique and bespoke meeting backgrounds. Meeting backgrounds can help obscure your surroundings during a meeting or they can enhance the meeting itself. Users will also benefit from our latest model upgrade for background generation, as well as additional style options, like a professional office, library, or home office to help refine their custom backgrounds.
Studio look: Gemini in Meet uses machine learning to detect and enhance (if necessary) the quality of your portrait by reducing noise and increasing sharpness, bringing you into focus so you can look your best in meetings.
Studio lighting: Using machine learning, Gemini in Meet will simulate studio-quality lighting and adjust light position and brightness in your video feed, so you're perfectly lit for your meeting. Note: Studio lighting is only available on devices that meet certain browser and processor requirements. Visit the Help Center to learn more about device requirements for studio lighting.
Studio sound: Gemini in Meet will automatically recreate and balance missing or distorted frequencies helping to make your voice come through crisp and clear. This can be especially useful when dialing in via phone or using bluetooth headsets for example.
For Google Chat:
Translate for me: Chat will automatically detect and translate over 120 languages to a user’s preferred language while keeping the original message available for review. Instead of navigating outside of Chat to translate a message, this reduces friction and improves collaboration with colleagues, partners and customers in other parts of the world.
For Google Drawings:
Background image removal: Gemini’s image background removal functionality (also available in Slides and Vids) is now available in Google Drawings.
Translate for me: Automatic translation via translate for me will be OFF by default. Turn ON the automatic translation setting at chat.google.com (web) or on your Android or iOS device by going to Settings > Automatic Translation > select the box for ‘Translate messages to your preferred language. Visit the Help Center to learn more about using Automatic Translation in Chat.
Rollout pace
Custom background images, studio lighting, and studio sound in Google Meet:
These features are already available to Gemini for Workspace add-on customers. Note that as of January 15, 2025, Gemini Business, Gemini Enterprise, AI Meetings & Messaging, and AI Security add-ons are no longer available for purchase. Please refer to this announcement for more details.
Beginning today, Gemini in the side panel of Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Drive, and Gmail can be used in four additional languages:
Greek
Catalan
Indonesian
Malay
With Gemini in the side panel of your Workspace apps, you can get help summarizing, brainstorming, and generating content by utilizing insights gathered from your emails, documents, and more—all without switching applications or tabs. Check out our original announcements for Gemini in the side panel of Docs, Sheets, and Drive, and Gmail for even more information. Image generation is supported in these languages as well.
Additional details
Users may see the “Alpha” badge as we bring more features into Gemini in the side panel of Google Workspace.
Image generation of people is not supported in these additional languages at this time.
You can access the side panel by clicking on “Ask Gemini” (spark button) in the top right corner of Docs, Sheets, Drive, and Gmail on the web. Visit the Help Center to learn more about collaborating with Gemini in the side panel of Docs, Sheets, Drive, and Gmail.
Rollout pace
Rapid Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on March 10, 2025
Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on March 18, 2025
Availability
Gemini in the side panel of Docs, Sheets, Drive is available to Google Workspace:
Business Standard and Plus
Enterprise Standard and Plus
Customers with the Gemini Education or Gemini Education Premium add-on
Customers with the Gemini Business or Gemini Enterprise add-on*
Gemini in the side panel of Gmail is available to Google Workspace:
Business Starter, Standard and Plus
Enterprise Starter, Standard and Plus
Customers with the Gemini Education or Gemini Education Premium add-on
Customers with the Gemini Business or Gemini Enterprise add-on*
*As of January 15, 2025, we’re no longer offering the Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise add-ons for sale. Please refer to this announcement for more details.
Today, we’re excited to expand Gemini in Drive capabilities by introducing the ability to create new Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and folders in your Drive. As part of this update, we’re introducing support for two new types of prompts using Gemini in the side panel.
“Create a new folder” (with or without specifying what to name it)
“Create a new Google Doc, Sheet or Slide” (with or without specifying what to name it)
Who’s impacted
End users
Why you’d use it
This new capability will help you streamline your file and folder creation journeys without needing to leave the side panel to create new Docs, Sheets, Slides and folders. By typing in one of the supported prompts, Gemini will create the new, titled file or folder and provide you with a link.
End users: To get started, open Gemini in the side panel of Drive and type your action prompts. Visit the Help Center to learn more about collaborating with Gemini in Google Drive.
Customers with the Gemini Education or Gemini Education Premium add-on
Google One AI Premium
Anyone who previously purchased these add-ons will also receive this feature:
Gemini Business*
Gemini Enterprise*
*As of January 15, 2025, we’re no longer offering the Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise add-ons for sale. Please refer to this announcement for more details.
With this update, Gemini will automatically detect calendar related content in your email and an “Add to calendar” button will appear. Upon clicking this option, the side panel in Gmail will open to confirm the event has been added to your calendar.
Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on March 10, with expected completion by mid April 2025.
Availability
Available for Google Workspace:
Business Starter, Standard, and Plus
Enterprise Starter, Standard, and Plus
Customers with the Gemini Education or Gemini Education Premium add-on
Google One AI Premium
Anyone who previously purchased these add-ons will also receive this feature:
Gemini Business*
Gemini Enterprise*
*As of January 15, 2025, we’re no longer offering the Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise add-ons for sale. Please refer to this announcement for more details.
Posted by Anirudh Dewani – Director, Android Developer Relations
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