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TL;DR The Google Gemini app is testing a couple of design updates, specifically for the camera interface and the @ menu.
Interestingly, the under-development camera interface appears to be inspired by the ChatGPT mobile app.
Meanwhile, the @ menu refresh could make it cleaner while also hiding disabled Connected Apps from view.
The Google Gemini app’s overall UI has changed a fair bit over the past couple of years, and all signs point to more changes coming up. We recently spotted design tweaks to the Gemini Live interface, and can now report on a possible refresh of the app’s camera UI, along with a significant overhaul of the ‘@’ menu.
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Looking into version 17.55.8 of the Google app, we’ve managed to activate a brand-new camera interface for Gemini that looks quite familiar. In its current form, accessing the camera interface via the ‘+’ attachment menu opens a full-screen viewfinder. However, we’ve found that Google is prepping an update that will have the viewfinder cover roughly half the screen, while the rest of the chat’s contents remain visible.
Current Upcoming ChatGPT
While this would typically be a decent user-centric visual overhaul, it’s hard to ignore the similarities with the ChatGPT app’s camera interface. Google’s implementation appears to float over the chat, while the ChatGPT camera UI is visibly larger and touches the bottom of the screen. There’s also a handle at the top of this under-development Gemini viewfinder that lets you expand to full screen or minimize it altogether.
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