Google has made it easier to analyze files on Android devices with its AI assistant, Gemini. The latest update allows users to share files directly from any app to Gemini for immediate examination. This new feature is found in Gemini v1.0.686588308.
It lets users upload up to ten files at once for analysis. Before this update, users had to open the Gemini app and go through several steps to upload files from their device or Google Drive. Now, the process is much simpler.
Users can attach and analyze files right from within other apps. Gemini supports many different file types for analysis. These include:
– Plain text files: TXT
– Code files: C, CPP, PY, JAVA, PHP, SQL, HTML
– Document files: DOC, DOCX, PDF, RTF, DOT, DOTX, HWP, HWPX, Google Docs
– Tabular data files: CSV, TSV
– Spreadsheet files: XLS, XLSX, Google Sheets
This update makes file analysis a smoother experience.
Users don’t have to switch between apps as much. Those who want to try this feature can find it in the latest version of Gemini available now. Google wants feedback from users who have tested this new functionality.
This will help improve the AI assistant’s capabilities even more. The company has also introduced a new feature that lets users upload a whole folder containing a codebase. This option is in the attachment menu.
Users can select one folder per chat session.
Gemini adds file sharing simplicity
The feature supports up to 1,000 files per folder.
The total size limit is 100 megabytes. After uploading a folder, users can ask Gemini questions about the codebase. The feature works well with smaller codebases.
But it may have trouble with larger folders. During analysis, Gemini first reads the files. Then it performs the analysis.
This suggests it uses some kind of structured reasoning or chain of thought. However, the exact details are still unclear. The codebase analysis feature seems to be rolling out gradually.
It’s not confirmed yet whether all users have access to it. This update appears to be part of Google’s efforts to compete with tools from ChatGPT and Claude. Those tools already offer capabilities for working with codebases and multi-file folders.
There is speculation about further enhanced features and capabilities in Gemini. But nothing is certain until Google makes more announcements. For now, users can enjoy the convenience of sharing files directly to Gemini from any supported app on their Android device.
