- AI Mode in the Google app on Android only currently supports image uploads.
- File uploads only work right now in AI Mode’s web interface.
- That may soon change, with the Google app getting support for PDF uploads.
For all the times we’ve used AI by now, we all probably have a few stories that really stand out in our head — both the great successes and the most embarrassing failures, no doubt. When AI does end up working the best for us, it’s often in very targeted situations — and that’s especially true when it’s operating on files we share with it. One of the best ways to interact with AI on our phones is now working on an upgrade that could make those kind of interactions even easier.
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Google’s AI Mode in Search has emerged as a really handy way to combine the power of Gemini with Google’s vast reference capabilities. It’s easy to access through Google’s Android app (and its associated widgets), and lets you upload images from your gallery or submit new photos straight from your phone’s camera. But so far, it’s lacked an option to share any other kinds of files.
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