Gemini is working on a ton of useful UI changes: filters, notifications, and more

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Gemini been getting more capable by the day , and Google looks ready to make the app’s UI catch up. The tech giant has been working on some major UI changes for Gemini, and those changes are now finally starting to take shape.

We’ve spotted the company working on a dedicated home for notifications, updated chat organization, filters for searching through recent chats, and a way to finally hide Gemini’s status bar icon.

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None of the changes are live just yet. We were able to get a sneak peek at what Google is cooking after taking a look into Google app version 17.52.12.sa.arm64. Taken alone, they offer a scattered look at what might be coming to Gemini. Together, they paint a clearer picture that shows that Google wants Gemini to be easier to use and navigate.

For starters, the Gemini sidebar could be getting a few practical changes. Currently, important conversations that you’ve pinned appear right within the Recents section. With what we’ve found, it looks like Gemini wants pinned chats to break out into their own dedicated section above Recents. The change should make it easier to spot important conversations that you might need to come back to often.

The change, however, might come with a trade-off. Currently, searching for a chat involves heading to the sidebar, tapping “Search chats,” and typing in the relevant keywords. With what Google is testing, the search option could be moved to the sidebar’s header, making it harder to reach when using your phone one-handed.

As seen in the screenshot above, the search magnifying glass icon also shows a new bell icon next to it. This is a new section that Google is experimenting with. During our testing, the section always showed up empty. However, it could eventually highlight all Gemini notifications, including ones for completed tasks, Gemini Briefs, and other similar activity. For what it’s worth, these tasks already trigger a Gemini notification, though once you dismiss it, there’s no obvious way to get back in and find it within Gemini. A dedicated Notifications section could change that.