Google is testing a cleaner Gemini overlay at the cost of some of its best features

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Google is experimenting with transferring contextual actions like “Ask about place” and “Ask about PDF” into the Plus menu within the Gemini overlay. Google may additionally transfer the “Share dialog” button to the top-right nook of the principle dialog UI for simpler entry.

At present, once you set off Gemini on prime of particular apps, Google exhibits one-tap contextual actions within the Gemini overlay. These contextual actions embrace “Ask about place” with Google Maps, “Ask about PDF” with Google Drive and Recordsdata, and “Ask about web page” with Google Chrome.

<img class="e_Gh" decoding="async" loading="lazy" sizes="calc(min(calc(100vw - 1.875rem), 51.25rem) / 3)" title="Gemini Ask about place Current UI" srcset="https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-place-Current-UI.jpg 1080w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-place-Current-UI-29w-64h.jpg 29w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-place-Current-UI-1000w-2200h.jpg 1000w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-place-Current-UI-655w-1440h.jpg 655w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-place-Current-UI-491w-1080h.jpg 491w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-place-Current-UI-393w-864h.jpg 393w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-place-Current-UI-173w-380h.jpg 173w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-place-Current-UI-545w-1200h.jpg 545w" alt="Gemini Ask about place Current UI" src="https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-place-Current-UI.jpg"/> Present UI <img class="e_Gh" decoding="async" loading="lazy" sizes="calc(min(calc(100vw - 1.875rem), 51.25rem) / 3)" title="Gemini Ask about PDF Current UI" srcset="https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-PDF-Current-UI.jpg 1080w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-PDF-Current-UI-29w-64h.jpg 29w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-PDF-Current-UI-1000w-2200h.jpg 1000w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-PDF-Current-UI-655w-1440h.jpg 655w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-PDF-Current-UI-491w-1080h.jpg 491w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-PDF-Current-UI-393w-864h.jpg 393w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-PDF-Current-UI-173w-380h.jpg 173w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-PDF-Current-UI-545w-1200h.jpg 545w" alt="Gemini Ask about PDF Current UI" src="https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-PDF-Current-UI.jpg"/> Present UI <img class="e_Gh" decoding="async" loading="lazy" sizes="calc(min(calc(100vw - 1.875rem), 51.25rem) / 3)" title="Gemini Ask about page Current UI" srcset="https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-page-Current-UI.jpg 1080w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-page-Current-UI-29w-64h.jpg 29w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-page-Current-UI-1000w-2200h.jpg 1000w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-page-Current-UI-655w-1440h.jpg 655w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-page-Current-UI-491w-1080h.jpg 491w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-page-Current-UI-393w-864h.jpg 393w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-page-Current-UI-173w-380h.jpg 173w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-page-Current-UI-545w-1200h.jpg 545w" alt="Gemini Ask about page Current UI" src="https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-page-Current-UI.jpg"/> Present UI Moreover, the Gemini overlay consists of the “Share display with Stay” motion button on prime of most apps. This button begins display sharing with Gemini, saving customers from having to navigate to the Gemini Stay UI first after which faucet the screen-sharing button.

Google is experimenting with hiding all of those buttons within the menu accessed by tapping on the Plus button on the Gemini overlay.

Why? We don’t know for positive. Burying the buttons within the Plus menu will add further friction, and most customers will probably by no means notice that these contextual actions exist too (particularly as they alter throughout apps). There’s an opportunity that Google has larger plans for the Gemini overlay, through which case, requiring extra steps to entry these contextual actions may appear to be a good tradeoff.

Google can also be experimenting with together with the “Display screen content material” possibility within the Plus menu. That is functionally the identical because the “Ask about display” performance we presently see when triggering the Gemini overlay.

<img class="e_Gh" decoding="async" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 64rem) 51.25rem, 80vw" title="Gemini Ask about screen Upcoming UI" srcset="https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-screen-Upcoming-UI.jpg 864w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-screen-Upcoming-UI-29w-64h.jpg 29w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-screen-Upcoming-UI-648w-1440h.jpg 648w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-screen-Upcoming-UI-486w-1080h.jpg 486w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-screen-Upcoming-UI-389w-864h.jpg 389w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-screen-Upcoming-UI-171w-380h.jpg 171w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-screen-Upcoming-UI-540w-1200h.jpg 540w" alt="Gemini Ask about screen Upcoming UI" src="https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Ask-about-screen-Upcoming-UI.jpg"/> AssembleDebug / Android Authority

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<img class="e_Gh" decoding="async" loading="lazy" sizes="9.375rem" title="google preferred source badge light@2x" srcset="https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png 676w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x-64w-20h.png 64w" alt="google preferred source badge light@2x" src="https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png"/><img class="e_Gh" decoding="async" loading="lazy" sizes="9.375rem" title="google preferred source badge dark@2x" srcset="https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png 676w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x-64w-20h.png 64w" alt="google preferred source badge dark@2x" src="https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png"/> Transferring on, Gemini may transfer the “Share dialog” possibility from the dropdown window accessed throughout the Gemini chat (subsequent to the chat title) to the top-right nook of the principle dialog UI.

<img class="e_Gh" decoding="async" loading="lazy" sizes="calc(min(calc(100vw - 1.875rem), 51.25rem) / 3)" title="Gemini Share conversation Current UI" srcset="https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Share-conversation-Current-UI.jpg 1080w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Share-conversation-Current-UI-29w-64h.jpg 29w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Share-conversation-Current-UI-1000w-2200h.jpg 1000w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Share-conversation-Current-UI-655w-1440h.jpg 655w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Share-conversation-Current-UI-491w-1080h.jpg 491w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Share-conversation-Current-UI-393w-864h.jpg 393w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Share-conversation-Current-UI-173w-380h.jpg 173w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Share-conversation-Current-UI-545w-1200h.jpg 545w" alt="Gemini Share conversation Current UI" src="https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Share-conversation-Current-UI.jpg"/> Present UI <img class="e_Gh" decoding="async" loading="lazy" sizes="calc(min(calc(100vw - 1.875rem), 51.25rem) / 3)" title="Gemini Share conversation Upcoming UI (2)" srcset="https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Share-conversation-Upcoming-UI-2.jpg 864w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Share-conversation-Upcoming-UI-2-29w-64h.jpg 29w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Share-conversation-Upcoming-UI-2-648w-1440h.jpg 648w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Share-conversation-Upcoming-UI-2-486w-1080h.jpg 486w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Share-conversation-Upcoming-UI-2-389w-864h.jpg 389w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Share-conversation-Upcoming-UI-2-171w-380h.jpg 171w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Share-conversation-Upcoming-UI-2-540w-1200h.jpg 540w" alt="Gemini Share conversation Upcoming UI (2)" src="https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Share-conversation-Upcoming-UI-2.jpg"/> Upcoming UI <img class="e_Gh" decoding="async" loading="lazy" sizes="calc(min(calc(100vw - 1.875rem), 51.25rem) / 3)" title="Gemini Share conversation Upcoming UI (1)" srcset="https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Share-conversation-Upcoming-UI-1.jpg 864w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Share-conversation-Upcoming-UI-1-29w-64h.jpg 29w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Share-conversation-Upcoming-UI-1-648w-1440h.jpg 648w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Share-conversation-Upcoming-UI-1-486w-1080h.jpg 486w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Share-conversation-Upcoming-UI-1-389w-864h.jpg 389w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Share-conversation-Upcoming-UI-1-171w-380h.jpg 171w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Share-conversation-Upcoming-UI-1-540w-1200h.jpg 540w" alt="Gemini Share conversation Upcoming UI (1)" src="https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gemini-Share-conversation-Upcoming-UI-1.jpg"/> Upcoming UI None of those UI modifications is presently reside in Gemini. We’ll maintain you up to date once we study extra.

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