By Modupe Gbadeyanka
To ensure users enjoy seamless and more helpful responses, Google has added 1.5 Flash to its unpaid version of Gemini.
In a statement, the tech giant stated that the Gemini 1.5 Flash is also now available to all Gemini users on both the web and mobile, in 40 languages and over 230 countries and territories.
This development, Business Post gathered, has resulted in across-the-board improvements in quality and latency, with especially noticeable improvements in reasoning and image understanding.
Google said it would soon add the ability to upload files via Google Drive or directly from a device, which has been available in Gemini Advanced.
With this, users will be able to do things like upload an economics study guide and ask Gemini to create practice questions.
In addition, Gemini will also soon be able to analyse data files, allowing users to uncover insights and visualise them through charts and graphics.
“Starting today for English language prompts in certain countries, you can access this additional information on topics directly within Gemini’s responses.
“Just click on the chip at the end of a paragraph to see websites where you can dive deeper on a certain topic.
“This isn’t limited to websites: If Gemini’s response references information found using the Gmail extension, you’ll also see inline links to relevant emails,” the statement from the firm said.
Recall that earlier this year, Google introduced the ability to chat with Gemini directly in Google Messages on select Android devices.
The platform is now gradually rolling out Gemini in Google Messages to the European Economic Area (EEA), UK, and Switzerland, with the ability to chat in newly added languages like French, Polish, and Spanish.
It is also rolling out the Gemini mobile app to more countries, so more people around the world can get help from Gemini on the go.
The company promised that in the coming week, it will expand Gemini access to teenagers globally, in over 40 languages.
It stated that teens who meet the minimum age requirement to manage their Google account will be able to access Gemini to do things like better understand school subjects, prepare for university, or get help with creative projects.
“We want to create opportunities for teens to benefit from all generative AI has to offer and prepare them for a future where AI will play an even more central role—aall while prioritising safety and meeting their developmental needs,” the organisation explained.
