Samsung is a top seller in the Android market, so it’s no shock that Google works closely with them. At the Galaxy S25 launch, Google showed off several upgrades to Gemini. Some of these features are only for Samsung and Pixel devices, like updates to Gemini Live and the new Project Astra features in the app.
Gemini Live now works with images, files, and YouTube videos
Gemini Live is Google’s chatbot that lets you chat in a natural way. You can even interrupt to ask a question or change the topic. This was first shown at Google I/O 2024.
Starting today, you can upload images, files, and YouTube videos to Gemini Live and have conversations about them. These features are rolling out first to Galaxy S24, S25, and Pixel 9 series devices. Other Android devices will get this update in the coming weeks.
Gemini Live is available for Android and iOS in several languages.
Project Astra is coming to the Gemini app
Project Astra connects Gemini to the real world. You can ask about your surroundings, and it will pull information from Google Search, Maps, and Lens. It can even remember things it saw in the last 10 minutes and support chats in different languages.
Google says Astra features like live video streaming and screen sharing are coming to the Gemini app soon. Samsung Galaxy S25 and certain Pixel devices will get them first. Other devices will follow, but no exact dates were shared.
Gemini now chains actions across apps
Gemini used to handle one action at a time. For example, finding a coffee shop in Google Maps and texting the location to a friend were separate steps. Now, Gemini can chain actions together. For instance, you can ask it to find a pet-friendly Italian restaurant with outdoor seating and text the location to your friend in one request.
This update works on all devices with Gemini, including the web and iOS.
New Gemini tools for Samsung apps
Google announced new extensions for Samsung Calendar, Clock, Notes, and Reminder apps. These are only for Samsung devices. Here’s what they can do:
- Samsung Calendar
- Create, edit, and delete events
- Capture event info from images
- List events for a date range
- Samsung Clock
- Manage alarms, timers, and the stopwatch
- Samsung Notes
- Create and summarize notes
- Find notes based on their titles or descriptions
- Samsung Reminder
- Set up reminders
- Edit or search for reminders
- Delete reminders