Gemini can now tell when a PDF is on your phone screen

In the latest version of the Files by Google app, summoning Gemini while viewing a PDF gives you the option to request the file, write Android Police. You will need to be a Gemini Advanced subscriber to use the feature though, according to Mishaal Rahman, who reported on Friday that he had begun to spread.

If you have the feature, when you call up Gemini while viewing a PDF in the Files app, you’ll see a “Questions about this PDF” button. Touch that allows you to ask questions about the file, the same way you can ask ChatGPT about a PDF. Google first announced this screen-aware feature during its I/O developer conference in may

Rahman posted a screenshot of what it looks like in action:

Other context-aware Gemini features include the ability to query web pages and YouTube videos. For applications or file types without Gemini context support, the assistant offers instead to answer questions on your screen, using a screenshot that it takes when you tap “Questions on this screen.”