Gemini Live: Google wants to integrate AI chatbot into Chrome for Windows

With Google's AI chatbot Gemini Live, users will soon be able to chat not only via the mobile apps on Android and iOS, but also on the desktop. The bestätigen court documents that Google has submitted in the antitrust proceedings of the US plaintiff states against the group.

Chrome: Presentation of Gemini Live for Windows expected at I/O

Although the document made available to the public is heavily abridged, it states that Gemini Live will be integrated into the desktop version of the Chrome browser. The material also reveals that Google has scheduled the announcement for Google I/O 2025, which will take place between May 20 and 21.

Reports about the integration of Gemini Live in Chrome have been circulating since the end of 2024, and references in Google's Chromium Gerrit also point to an integration. Google refers to the function rather cryptically as "Glic", which stands for "Gemini Live in Chrome".

According to the information, Google's AI is to be integrated as a widget in Windows 10 and 11, the size of which can be adjusted. It can be called up either via a button in the taskbar or an icon in the toolbar. According to the X account "Leopeva64", once Gemini Live has been activated, the assistant remains dormant in the system tray, even when Chrome is closed.

Gemini Live on the desktop should also recognize screen content

In terms of functionality, Gemini Live will have a similar range of functions on the desktop as on mobile devices. In addition to conversing with the chatbot on various topics, Gemini Live should also be able to recognize the screen content of a browser window and talk about it. Microsoft recently announced a similar function called Copilot Vision for the Edge browser and extended it to Windows shortly afterward.

The implementation in the Chrome browser on Windows fits in with Google's strategy of making Gemini available everywhere. During the Android show on 13 May, the company announced that it would be integrating the assistant into smartwatches, cars and TVs as well as smartphones. Competitors such as Microsoft with Copilot and OpenAI's ChatGPT do not currently have the opportunity to position themselves so broadly. In return, Google cannot integrate Gemini Live as deeply into Windows as Microsoft can with Copilot. It is unclear whether Gemini Live will move into Apple's macOS in this form.

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