Google is changing how Gemini looks and how you clear search history

Google is quietly changing how Gemini looks, according to Android Authority. The company is reworking the sidebar in Gemini, its AI assistant. It is also testing a new animation for the Gemini overlay. A separate change could make it easier to see and erase your search history in the Google app.

What changed

Gemini is Google's AI assistant, the tool you can ask questions or give tasks to. The sidebar is the side panel in the app. Google is reworking it, though the material does not say what the new version will look like.

The overlay is the panel that pops up over whatever app you are using. Google is testing a new animation for it. That means a change in how the panel appears on screen, not in what it can do.

Search history

The Google app has a You tab. It may get a new Shortcuts section. From there, you could view or erase your search history. The report says this could happen. It is not a confirmed launch.

Who it affects

Anyone who uses Gemini or the Google app could notice these changes. Expect small layout differences. If you care about privacy, a quicker route to your search history may be useful.

What is not known yet

• When these changes will reach everyone, if at all
• What the new Gemini sidebar will look like
• Whether the Shortcuts section will ship as described

Features that are still in testing can change or never launch. Google has not confirmed the details in the material available here.