Science & Tech · AI · 2 hrs ago
Gemini adds in-chat file creation and editing across devices
Google has added tools to create and edit files inside Gemini chats.
The features let users make documents, PDFs, presentations, spreadsheets and code from prompts, then preview and revise them without leaving the conversation.
Users can also highlight sections to request changes or ask questions about them.
PDF preview and editing work on mobile and web, while Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Markdown, TXT and code files are supported on the web only.
The update is available in languages and regions where the Gemini app is supported.
Google has also brought its latest Gemini overlay design to Android devices beyond the phones where it first appeared.
These changes make Gemini more useful for preparing and revising files, and users can open some finished work in Google apps or download it.
Google Gemini users can now create, preview and edit files directly inside chats.
Supported file types include documents, PDFs, presentations, spreadsheets and code.
Users can edit highlighted sections, make changes themselves or ask Gemini to revise content.
PDF preview and editing are available on mobile and web, while several other file types are web-only.
Google says the features are available in regions and languages where the Gemini app is supported.
- Who
- Google Gemini users.
- What
- They can create, preview and edit files directly in chats.
- When
- The updates were reported on October 29 and 30, 2026.
- Where
- In Gemini conversations on the web and mobile apps, with some file types limited to the web.
- Why
- The features let users work on files without leaving the chat or downloading and uploading them again.
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Digital Trends reported that Gemini users could create, preview and edit files in conversations.
9to5Google reported that file generation had been upgraded in the Gemini app.
- PDF support
- Preview and editing available on mobile and web
- Web-only formats
- Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Markdown, TXT and code
- Availability
- Users in languages and regions where the Gemini app is supported
- File types
- Documents, PDFs, presentations, spreadsheets and code
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You can now generate, preview, and edit documents, PDFs, presentations, spreadsheets, and more directly in Gemini. Easily turn your handwritten notes into a PDF study guide, manually tweak content, highlight sections for Gemini to edit text or visuals, and even ask follow-ups.