Gemini for Android Adds Bubble Chats for Multitasking as Android 17 Support Emerges
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Updated · 9to5Google · Jun 17
Gemini for Android Adds Bubble Chats for Multitasking as Android 17 Support Emerges
3 articles · Updated · 9to5Google · Jun 17
Summary
Google has begun letting Gemini overlay chats on Android collapse into a floating Bubble, so users can reopen the same conversation without leaving their current app.
Tapping away from a live Gemini response now minimizes it to a spark-logo Bubble; tapping the Bubble restores the full overlay and chat thread.
The change fixes a key limitation in the old overlay, which discarded the conversation when closed and forced users into the full Gemini app to continue.
Android 17 can also Bubble the main Gemini app for persistent access, but the feature appears limited so far—only one report has surfaced from the Android 17 QPR1 Beta.