That’s it, you can download Google Gemini on iPhone

Google’s new Gemini application for iPhone has just discreetly appeared in the App Store around the world, as highlighted by a large part of the American tech press including MacRumors. The free app is simple: it’s just a chat window and a list of your previous conversations. You can query the AI ​​by text, voice, or camera, and it will give you answers. It is virtually identical to the Gemini section of the Google appor what you would get by opening a browser and going to the Gemini website.

The whole point of the Gemini app is to place the icon on your home screen and allow you to assign it to the action button or one of the other quick access locations from your phone. With just one tap and in half a second, you can chat with Google’s AI. It’s practical, but it’s not the only good news.

Gemini app brings new functionality

Above all, the Gemini application has a new feature: Gemini Live, the more interactive and conversational chat mode, similar to the voice mode of ChatGPT. Gemini Live has already been available on Android for a few weeks, but this is the first time it’s usable for iPhone owners.

Like all other assistants (except Siri), Gemini has some limitations on your phone. For example, he cannot change settings or access other applications. But it can access other Google appswhich remains the big advantage of Gemini. You can ask Gemini to play Music for you, and it will launch YouTube Music. You can ask it for directions and it will send you to Google Maps.

This is a little preview of what Gemini hopes to become on Android, and what Apple is trying to do with Siri: use AI to make everything on your phone a little more interactive and accessible. But none of that matters if users don’t use these AIs, which is why with its own app, the race for your home screen is on.