Google Gemini

Google Gemini is Google's AI assistant, built to handle the kinds of jobs that usually start with a blank page or a half-formed question. You can chat to write, plan, create and learn, and the answers are not limited to plain text: responses can include images, timelines and interactive visuals that make a complicated topic easier to follow.

Talking is a central part of the app. With Gemini Live, you can brainstorm in real time or share your screen or camera to discuss exactly what you are looking at. You can also connect Google apps such as Gmail, Calendar, Google Photos, YouTube and Search for more personal help, and upload documents, spreadsheets, photos and videos to get answers, summaries and insights about your own material.

Creative work is covered as well. The app can generate and edit photos, with camera and lighting controls, mockups made by blending images, posters with sharp text, and diagrams that can be resized. It can turn ideas into cinematic videos, and create custom soundtracks with Lyria 3. Those tools suit quick experiments as much as finished pieces.

For study and work, NotebookLM gives research responses grounded in the sources in your notebook, class notes can be turned into practice quizzes and interactive visuals, and a simple prompt can become a prototype web page, game or dashboard. Files can even be converted into a podcast-style overview for listening on the move. Paid Google AI Plus, Pro and Ultra plans add more capacity for complex tasks, and opting in can replace Google Assistant as the phone's primary assistant.