Google on Thursday launched a dedicated Gemini app for the iPhone, giving its marquee virtual helper a bigger role on Apple's smartphone. That also means you'll be able to use Gemini Live, the more conversational version of Gemini, on the iPhone for the first time.

It took Google years to make Google Assistant as useful as it was at its peak, and Gemini is looking to take its place. However, it hasn’t been a graceful transition. Gemini still can’t perform several of the tasks that Google Assistant can,

As announced at the end of last month, Gemini’s Google Home Extension is now seeing wider availability this week. Opening Gemini > Extensions in the Gemini for Android and look for “Google Home” and its green “Public Preview” label. (It is not appearing on the web or iOS.)