{
  "id": 5630240,
  "title": "Google’s new Gemini feature aimed at multitaskers is starting to roll out",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/googles-new-gemini-feature-aimed-at-multitaskers-is-starting-to-roll",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-04T19:58:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/gemini-overlay-minimize-button-rollout-3707874/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google has been developing an interface improvement for its Gemini feature, aimed at enhancing the experience for multitaskers. Recently, users have begun to notice a new minimize button within the Gemini overlay, signaling a gradual rollout of this option. This feature addresses a previous oversight that confined users to the chatbot interface until their task was completed, hindering other phone activities. Google first hinted at this adjustment last year, testing the waters with a minimize function. The latest development reveals that the company has indeed implemented its solution, with users reporting the appearance of the minimize button. The UI design for this new button mirrors an earlier discovery from June, featuring a persistent \"Minimize Gemini\" button that remains accessible throughout the conversation. Interestingly, an earlier version of this interface lacked a direct minimize button, potentially discouraging some users from discovering this helpful feature.",
  "summary": "Google quietly begins its gradual roll out of the Gemini overlay’s new minimize UI.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 7,
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      {
        "outlet": "The New Stack",
        "title": "“Google was ahead only a few hours”: Muse Spark 1.3 edges out Gemini as Meta claims its biggest coding leap yet",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/google-was-ahead-only-a-few-hours-muse-spark-1-3-edges-out-gemini-as",
        "published": "2026-09-03T15:37:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "Google shipped four Gemini Flash models in 106 days. But its flagship frontier model is still nowhere to be seen.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/google-shipped-four-gemini-flash-models-in-106-days-but-its-flagship",
        "published": "2026-09-03T19:12:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arabian Business",
        "title": "UAE students get Google Gemini AI free for one year: Who is eligible and how to register",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/uae-students-get-google-gemini-ai-free-for-one-year-who-is-eligible",
        "published": "2026-09-03T20:04:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Free Gemini access for UAE students: Google AI Plus offered for 12 months",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/free-gemini-access-for-uae-students-google-ai-plus-offered-for-12",
        "published": "2026-09-04T06:34:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "title": "Google Photos makes finding and editing photos dead simple with Gemini Spark integration",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/google-photos-makes-finding-and-editing-photos-dead-simple-with",
        "published": "2026-09-04T10:31:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "You can now talk to Gemini directly in your Google Docs, Drive, Gmail, and more",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/you-can-now-talk-to-gemini-directly-in-your-google-docs-drive-gmail",
        "published": "2026-09-04T11:40:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
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