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TL;DR Google is developing a new feature called Gemini Space for Pixel devices, potentially as an evolution or rebrand of the current At a Glance feature.
We’ve now found strings for a “Daily Hub,” feature within At a Glance/Gemini Space, described as a “space for content and suggestions to simplify your day.”
This suggests Daily Hub could offer helpful content and suggestions similar to Samsung’s Now Brief and the erstwhile Google Now.
We’ve previously spotted Google working on a feature called Gemini Space for Pixel devices. There aren’t a lot of clues telling us precisely what this feature is or what it would do, but we speculated that it could be Google’s version of Samsung’s Now Bar and Now Brief features. We’ve now spotted more clues pointing in the same direction.
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On recent Galaxy flagships, the Now Bar is a small chip on the lock screen with live app updates. It is complemented by Now Brief, a full-screen summary of your day with contextual information, which can be accessed from its Now Bar lock screen shortcut, the Now Brief home screen widget, or the Edge panel.
Now Bar showing Now Brief shortcut Home screen with Now Brief widget Edge panel with Now Brief shortcut Now Brief
Previously spotted evidence suggested that Google could be planning to rebrand the Pixel’s At a Glance into Gemini Space, and relaunch it with more capabilities. At a Glance can be argued to be very similar to Now Bar already, while Gemini Space could be comparable to Now Brief.
We’ve now spotted new strings that corroborate our direction, albeit with a new feature called “Daily Hub” that could exist within Gemini Space:
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