GoKawiilGoogle tests "Chat" and "Assign" toggle to surface Gemini Spark in mobile app
A teardown of Google app version 17.54.10 reveals two new buttons being developed for the Gemini home screen: "Chat," for standard conversations with Gemini, and "Assign," which routes messages directly to Gemini Spark. This follows an earlier discovery of a similar "Assign Task" feature that has yet to launch for users.
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Google currently buries Spark access behind a sidebar menu, making it cumbersome for users who switch frequently between it and regular Gemini chat. Testing multiple UI approaches suggests Google sees mobile discoverability as a priority for driving Spark adoption, though the unreleased status of prior experiments shows the company is still iterating before committing to a final design.
- Google app teardown shows new "Chat" and "Assign" buttons planned for the Gemini home screen
- "Assign" would let users send tasks directly to Gemini Spark without navigating the sidebar
- No confirmed rollout timeline yet, as a similar earlier "Assign Task" feature remains unreleased
Google Pixel 10 — If you want the smoothest ride with Gemini and features like Spark, Google's own Pixel 10 is the natural home for them, with the Gemini app baked deep into the system. It's the phone where new Google AI experiments tend to land first, so app teardown features become usable features fastest.
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