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Google Gemini Now Accessible from iPhone Lock Screen

CosmicTaco · 2025-03-04T10:01:30.215781+05:30

- Google Gemini users can now access the AI chatbot directly from the iPhone’s lock screen through a new widget. - This update provides a relatively real-time voice feature, allowing interaction with Gemini Live before unlocking the phone. - Apple’s AI-enabled Siri faces delays until 2027, giving competitors an opportunity to offer AI assistant features to iPhone users. - The updated Gemini app includes additional lock screen widgets for taking pictures, setting reminders, and text chatting with Gemini. - Google announced future features for Android users, including real-time video and onscreen content queries for Gemini Advanced plan subscribers. Source: [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/03/you-can-now-talk-to-google-gemini-from-your-iphones-lock-screen/)

Google Gemini users can now access the AI chatbot directly from the iPhone’s lock screen through a new widget.
This update provides a relatively real-time voice feature, allowing interaction with Gemini Live before unlocking the phone.
Apple’s AI-enabled Siri faces delays until 2027, giving competitors an opportunity to offer AI assistant features to iPhone users.
The updated Gemini app includes additional lock screen widgets for taking pictures, setting reminders, and text chatting with Gemini.
Google announced future features for Android users, including real-time video and onscreen content queries for Gemini Advanced plan subscribers.

Source: TechCrunch