{"id":268113,"date":"2026-06-09T05:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T09:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/09\/google-is-working-on-making-gemini-more-useful-for-multitaskers\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T06:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T10:00:09","slug":"google-is-working-on-making-gemini-more-useful-for-multitaskers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/09\/google-is-working-on-making-gemini-more-useful-for-multitaskers\/","title":{"rendered":"Google is working on making Gemini more useful for multitaskers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-minimize-gemini-overlay-button-3675805\/\">Google is working on making Gemini more useful for multitaskers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-minimize-gemini-overlay-button-3675805\/\">https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-minimize-gemini-overlay-button-3675805\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-09 05:55:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.androidauthority.com\">www.androidauthority.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mishaal Rahman \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Google has been working on letting you minimize the Gemini overlay so you can keep using your phone while Gemini works in the background.<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s now testing a dedicated \u201cMinimize Gemini\u201d button in the overlay.<\/li>\n<li>The account switcher UI is also changing in the Google and Gemini apps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019re in the habit of using Gemini frequently on your Android phone, you\u2019re probably aware of the Gemini overlay that pops up when you long-press the power button or use the hotword. As useful as that is, it also locks you into using the overlay until you\u2019re done. You can\u2019t minimize it, and it starts each interaction as a fresh one.<\/p>\n<p>Late last year, we spotted a change in the Google app that allowed users to minimize the Gemini overlay into a floating button and continue working on their device while Gemini worked in the background. While that feature hasn\u2019t rolled out yet, Google seems to be working on some improvements to the interface.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Ph\" 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_Ph\" 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\"\/><\/p>\n<p>We enabled a new feature in version 17.30.26.sa.arm64 of the Google app that makes it more evident that the Gemini overlay can be minimized. Take a look at the screenshots:<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Ph\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"calc(min(calc(100vw - 1.875rem), 51.25rem) \/ 2)\" title=\"Minimize gemini button image 1 watermarked\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Minimize-gemini-button-image-1-watermarked-scaled.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Minimize-gemini-button-image-1-watermarked-29w-64h.jpg 29w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Minimize-gemini-button-image-1-watermarked-1000w-2223h.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Minimize-gemini-button-image-1-watermarked-648w-1440h.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Minimize-gemini-button-image-1-watermarked-486w-1080h.jpg 486w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Minimize-gemini-button-image-1-watermarked-389w-864h.jpg 389w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Minimize-gemini-button-image-1-watermarked-171w-380h.jpg 171w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Minimize-gemini-button-image-1-watermarked-540w-1200h.jpg 540w\" alt=\"Minimize gemini button image 1 watermarked\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Minimize-gemini-button-image-1-watermarked-scaled.jpg\"\/><img class=\"e_Ph\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"calc(min(calc(100vw - 1.875rem), 51.25rem) \/ 2)\" title=\"Minimize gemini button image 2 watermarked\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Minimize-gemini-button-image-2-watermarked-scaled.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Minimize-gemini-button-image-2-watermarked-29w-64h.jpg 29w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Minimize-gemini-button-image-2-watermarked-1000w-2223h.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Minimize-gemini-button-image-2-watermarked-648w-1440h.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Minimize-gemini-button-image-2-watermarked-486w-1080h.jpg 486w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Minimize-gemini-button-image-2-watermarked-389w-864h.jpg 389w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Minimize-gemini-button-image-2-watermarked-171w-380h.jpg 171w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Minimize-gemini-button-image-2-watermarked-540w-1200h.jpg 540w\" alt=\"Minimize gemini button image 2 watermarked\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Minimize-gemini-button-image-2-watermarked-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Google is working on adding a new \u201cMinimize Gemini\u201d button in the overlay, and this button will remain visible throughout your conversation with Gemini. This is a definite improvement over the earlier version of this feature, which supported minimizing the overlay but didn\u2019t explicitly mention it anywhere. This omission could have kept a lot of users from discovering the option in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>Further, in the earlier version of the feature, Gemini could only be minimized while it was processing your request. Now, however, it seems like you can minimize it whenever you want.<\/p>\n<p>You can see a demo of this feature in the video below:<\/p>\n<p>We also spotted a change to the account switcher UI in the Google and Gemini apps. It\u2019s now more compact and makes better use of&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-minimize-gemini-overlay-button-3675805\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google is working on making Gemini more useful for multitaskers https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-minimize-gemini-overlay-button-3675805\/ Publish Date: 2026-06-09 05:55:00&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":268114,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Gemini-overlay-on-an-Android-tablet-hero-image.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[70],"class_list":["post-268113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-android","tag-google"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268113"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268113"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":268115,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268113\/revisions\/268115"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/268114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}