Google Expands Gemini AI App Access to Workspace Users on Mobile Devices

Google Workspace Users Can Use AI Features via the Gemini Mobile App

Gemini app for Workspace users will provide enterprise-grade security Gemini app for Android and iOS is now available for Google Workspace users, the company announced on Wednesday. With this, Workspace users can access the Gemini mobile app as a core service and use it for organisational tasks. Earlier, these users could only access Gemini capabilities on the web and within certain apps such as Google Docs or Gmail. The Mountain View-based tech giant highlighted that this move will allow enterprise users to use the AI chatbot on the go. In a blog post, the company stated that the Gemini app for Android and iOS will now let Workspace users sign into the app with their organisation account and access all the enterprise-grade features which are not available on the regular version of the app. Apart from using the AI chatbot for research and finding answers to their queries, users can also capture images of handwritten notes with the device's camera and export them to Google Docs or Gmail. Additionally, Google Workspace users can also create visualisations of a chart that was drawn on a whiteboard when signed into the Gemini mobile app. The tech giant said users will continue to get all the enterprise-grade data protections that they do on the web. The Gemini app for Workspace accounts will be available in 150 countries and will support 46 languages. However, some of the features available to enterprise users on the web will not be supported on the app currently. For instance, users will not be able to use Workspace extensions, file upload, and Gems. Additionally, Work Profile is not supported on the Gemini app for Android. On the other hand, users will not be able to authenticate their Workspace account on the Google app for iOS which also includes Gemini. To access the AI features for enterprise purposes, users will need to install the standalone Gemini app. Google is also expanding access to the Gemini app for all Education users. Those with the qualifying edition will get the chatbot as a core service, and others can avail it as an additional service.

Gemini AI is now here to supercharge all your Google Workspace mobile apps

The app still lacks some functionality, like Workspace extensions Keen to get its generative AI features onto more devices, Google has announced it is bringing the Gemini AI app to Android and iOS devices for Google Workspace users, meaning employees will now be able to interact with the service from their mobile devices. Besides its core chatbot functionalities, Google Workspace users can also directly leverage the on-device camera to use images as input. The move is welcome news for work and education customers, who have largely had to rely on PC-based applications up until now. Google's AI has been slowly infusing into the mobile experience for months, but its key productivity enhancements have been most prominent on the desktop, especially for Workspace customers. With the app, users can do all the usual things, such as create presentation-ready visuals and summarize information which can then go on to be used in other Workspace apps, like Docs, Slides and Gmail. Google confirmed: "All of this comes with the enterprise data protections Google Workspace customers are accustomed to." However, some of the features that are available to Workspace users on the web version of Gemini are not yet supported in the mobile app. Missing features include extensions for the Workspace apps, file uploads and Gems. There is also a lack of continuity between the services on different platforms - the Android version doesn't support Work Profiles, and the iOS app doesn't integrate with the Google app for Workspace account authentication. However, all of these improvements could come with time. What's important now is that business and education account holders can now access more of Gemini's features from their mobile, which is where many of us spend most of our time. It's available for Business Starter/Standard/Plus, Enterprise Starter/Standard/Plus, Frontline Starter/Standard, Essentials, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Essentials Plus, Google Workspace for Nonprofits edition, and Education Fundamentals/Standard/Plus users with the Gemini Business/Enterprise/Education/Education Premium add-ons.