The Gemini app offers a whole bunch of useful things, but it’s lacking one thing: Video analysis based on uploads from your PC or phone. That might be about to change, though, as looking into the APK code reveals that Google is working on a video upload feature. This could soon help Gemini analyze and summarize videos uploaded directly by users; it’d also help it rival ChatGPT, which already offers such a feature.
Android Authority went on a deep dive into the APK source code of the Google app beta and came up with some interesting findings. Given that this was found in the official Google app, there’s a good chance it’ll eventually make it into Gemini, but just to be extra safe, read the following with a little bit of skepticism.
With that disclaimer out of the way, let’s dig in. Bits of code in the latest beta version (16.9.39.sa.arm64) reference things like “attached video file,” “play video file,” and “video file length.”
This is different from what Gemini is doing currently. It can analyze and summarize websites, images, and even videos — but only if you send it a link. These updates suggest that soon, you’ll be able to upload your own videos into the Gemini app and have the AI give you a hand in summarizing them.
Android Authority tested whether the new feature was already available, and while it isn’t, they were able to upload a video file for the chatbot to check out. Gemini wasn’t able to analyze it, though, and there was no video playback in the app. It’s early days, so that’s no wonder.
ChatGPT already lets you upload your own videos and will summarize them for you if you ask. For Gemini, adding this as an option would be an important step in keeping up with its AI chatbot competition.
Google Play is borrowing one of the Nintendo Switch’s most useful little tricks. A new Sidekick tool called Playbacks captures a short clip after something interesting has already happened, sparing players from running a screen recorder throughout an entire game.
Playbacks is part of Google Play Store v53.8 and keeps saved clips on the phone. Google first announced it earlier this month, but the new Play Store update marks its arrival for players. Anyone who has watched a perfect win vanish because the record button came too late already understands the appeal.
Samsung’s scandal over its Game Optimizing Service, or GOS, has returned with a bill attached. South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission has tentatively fined the company 20.1 billion won, or about $15.1 million, over gaming claims made for the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S22, and Tab S8.
The regulator says Samsung promoted the devices as gaming powerhouses without disclosing that GOS placed preset CPU and GPU limits on certain demanding games. Samsung disputes that conclusion, calling GOS a legitimate way to manage heat.
Apple's next cheaper iPhone could get a brand-new processor while keeping its most stubborn display compromise. Digital Chat Station tips the iPhone 18e for a 2027 release with a 2nm A20 chip and a 6.12-inch OLED screen still limited to 60Hz.
The rumored camera setup includes a single 48MP rear camera and a possible 24MP selfie camera. There's new hardware to consider, but buyers hoping Apple would extend that upgrade generosity to smoother scrolling could be disappointed.