Posted Jun 18, 2025 at 5:50 AM EDT
Yesterday Google announced updates to its Gemini models, including a new 2.5 Flash-Lite, but didn't mention a bigger change: the Gemini app apparently now lets you upload videos for analysis, asking Gemini to describe clips or answer questions about video content.
I say 'apparently' because the option hasn't appeared on our devices yet, though 9to5Google says availability 'varies,' so you might be lucky. It's only for iOS and Android, with no web support yet.
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