{
  "id": 229610,
  "title": "Google Chrome starts rolling out updated navigation bar with Gemini button on Android [Gallery]",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/google-chrome-starts-rolling-out-updated-navigation-bar-with-gemini",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-06T16:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Google",
    "slug": "9to5google",
    "url": "https://9to5google.com/2026/08/06/google-chrome-android-navigation-bar-gemini-button/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google Chrome is testing a significant redesign for both Android and iPhone devices, featuring dual bars at the top and bottom, along with a new Gemini shortcut. Over a year after integrating a bottom bar for URLs and other controls on Android, Google appears to be rolling out a more radical update. The new design includes a top bar for the URL, share button, back button, and overflow menu, while the bottom bar now has dedicated space for “New Tab,” tab management, and a dedicated Gemini button.\n\nAlthough the new design supports a full bottom-bar layout, it is currently thicker to accommodate the Gemini shortcut. Google announced Gemini integration into Chrome in May but delayed its rollout. Only a single device is currently displaying the new UI, despite updates and consistent settings. A similar UI was spotted on Twitter/X earlier this month and an iPhone user earlier this year. If you're seeing this new Chrome for Android design on your device, please share your experience in the comments below.",
  "summary": "Google Chrome is testing a pretty major new redesign on mobile devices – Android and iPhone – which has dual bars on the top and bottom as well as a new Gemini shortcut.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "TechCentral",
        "title": "Google’s Gemini leadership team has left the building",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/googles-gemini-leadership-team-has-left-the-building",
        "published": "2026-08-06T08:50:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "Is Google Gemini trained on Google docs? One indie developer thinks so, after it told players about his unreleased game plans",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/is-google-gemini-trained-on-google-docs-one-indie-developer-thinks-so",
        "published": "2026-08-06T16:36:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Google Blog",
        "title": "How Gemini plans such detailed vacation itineraries for you",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/how-gemini-plans-such-detailed-vacation-itineraries-for-you",
        "published": "2026-08-06T18:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "title": "Google’s making it easier to get to Gemini from Chrome on Android",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/googles-making-it-easier-to-get-to-gemini-from-chrome-on-android",
        "published": "2026-08-06T18:37:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Android Police",
        "title": "Google Sheets' new Gemini feature finally made me understand my finances",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/google-sheets-new-gemini-feature-finally-made-me-understand-my",
        "published": "2026-08-07T12:15:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechSpot",
        "title": "Google's AI somehow knew a game secret that existed only in a private Google Doc",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/googles-ai-somehow-knew-a-game-secret-that-existed-only-in-a-private",
        "published": "2026-08-07T13:08:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arabian Post",
        "title": "Google Maps expands Gemini into everyday tasks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/google-maps-expands-gemini-into-everyday-tasks",
        "published": "2026-08-07T18:47:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Wired",
        "title": "How to Disable Gemini in Gmail and Google Docs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/how-to-disable-gemini-in-gmail-and-google-docs",
        "published": "2026-08-08T10:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}