Google Gemini received features to create, preview, and edit PDFs, Google Docs documents, Google Sheets spreadsheets, presentations, Markdown files, TXT and code directly in chat. According to The Verge AI, access to the new features began for all Gemini users.
Editing and previewing PDFs are available in the web version and on mobile devices. For the other listed formats, the features are currently claimed only in the web version.
The practical meaning of the change is that users do not need to leave the Gemini app to edit a file created or uploaded earlier. Google had previously added file creation and downloading in Gemini, and now announced the ability to edit them within the app.
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Why it matters
If the claimed features work without switching between apps, Gemini will become more convenient for consistent work on a draft and the final file. The nearest observable signal is Google's clarification of the list of operations, limitations, and mobile support. A substantial uncertainty is associated with the lack of a primary statement and a detailed description of capabilities.