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TL;DR Google has recently updated Gemini with a boatload of in-development UI tweaks.
Some include dropping the “Gemini” name from headers, and rebranding “Saved info.”
We also see further progress on multiple changes to the way you view and access chat history.
Update 2: June 17, 2025 (09:25 AM ET): The updated sidebar is now rolling out in beta with Google app v16.23.69.
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However, the ability to search past conversations is still not available, neither are the other mentioned features.
Update: May 19, 2025 (12:27 PM ET): We previously found evidence of Google working on a feature that will allow you to search past conversations with Gemini. While the feature wasn’t functional before, it is now and is starting to roll out. Additionally, the sidebar in the app has been redesigned to match the web interface, and you no longer have to tap on “See more” again and again to keep scrolling.
Original article: April 29, 2025 (6:00 AM ET): Google already loved constantly reinventing its apps and services, always testing redesigns and tweaking interfaces in the hopes of figuring out what works best. Then Gemini got here, and it feels like this practice has just shifted into high gear, with Google coming out with new Gemini models almost as fast as it’s updating the app itself. Today we’re not checking out any one big change to Gemini on Android, but instead taking a peek under the hood at a number of smaller adjustments that appear to currently be in development.
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