Gemini for iOS Updated With Six New Lockscreen Widgets, Control Centre Access

Gemini for iOS acquired a brand new replace on Monday that launched a number of new lockscreen widgets for the substitute intelligence (AI) app. There are six lockscreen widgets in whole that iPhone customers can set to shortly entry particular options of the Gemini app with out having to unlock the machine first. Alongside the widgets, Google has additionally added Control Centre entry for its AI app, and customers can now add Gemini for comfort. Notably, the Mountain View-based tech large additionally showcased new Gemini Live options on the Mobile World Congress (2025) in Barcelona.

Gadgets 360 workers members noticed the brand new lockscreen widgets within the app on Monday. It was shipped with the Gemini for iOS app model 1.2025.0762303. Most iPhone customers ought to have acquired the replace already, but when not, it ought to arrive within the subsequent few days.

Gemini lockscreen widgets

There are six new lockscreen widgets that each one provide completely different use circumstances. First is the “Type Prompt” that enables customers to straight kind a question to Gemini and see the response with out ever unlocking the machine. Another attention-grabbing widget is Talk Live that straight opens Gemini Live and lets customers have a real-time two-way dialog with the AI. Notably, that is the one manner iOS customers can keep away from the two-step strategy of accessing Gemini Live.

Google additionally added an Open Mic lockscreen widget. This will shortly open the microphone to let customers converse their prompts as an alternative of typing them. The fourth widget, dubbed Use Camera, opens the digicam to shortly seize a picture and shares it with Gemini. Users can then ask queries concerning the picture.

Final two lockscreen widgets are Share Image and Share File. These let customers shortly share pictures and recordsdata with Gemini, respectively, and ask queries about them. Notably, any of those widgets may also be set because the nook buttons on the iPhone’s lockscreen.

In case customers don’t choose to make use of Gemini as lockscreen widget, they will additionally add it to Control Centre. The iOS app lately acquired one other replace that added Deep Research to Gemini Advanced customers. The replace now additionally permits customers to share textual content, pictures, and hyperlinks on to the AI chatbot from any app.