Google is informing iOS users that it will be removing Gemini support from the main Google app as it pushes users over to the full Gemini app.
One of the first ways to access Gemini on iOS was through the main Google app, which offered a switcher between Google Search and Gemini for several months. However, as Google has built out the Gemini experience, new features have been missing from the Google app – a key example being Gemini Live. That’s because Google has been focused on the full Gemini app for iOS, which launched in November.
Now, Google is letting iPhone and iPad users know that Gemini is “no longer available” in the Google app.
In an email sent to users, Google says that “Gemini is no longer available in the Google app,” emphasizing that “Gemini is now available as its own app, and that’s now the best place to use Gemini.” The email reads in part:
We’re making some changes to create an even better Gemini experience on iOS. Gemini is now available as its own app, and that’s now the best place to use Gemini. To continue using Gemini, download the new Gemini app from the App Store.
With the Gemini app, you’ll have access to all of the same features and more.
Google removed the switcher interface earlier this month, as we previously reported, but the experience is currently still live in the app via the “More” tab with Google app v356.0 on iOS. However, we previously noticed that a pop-up that directs users to instead download the full Gemini app for iOS via the App Store.
Some users may no longer be able to use Gemini in the Google app for iOS
More on Gemini:
Google teases what is coming next to Gemini Advanced
Google Home Gemini Extension widely rolls out: How to enable
Google rolling out file upload, analysis for free Gemini tier
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