{"id":105883,"date":"2026-07-14T20:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T20:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/105883\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T20:10:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T20:10:00","slug":"chrome-on-android-is-getting-a-navigation-bar-redesign-to-make-room-for-gemini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/105883\/","title":{"rendered":"Chrome on Android is getting a navigation bar redesign to make room for Gemini"},"content":{"rendered":"

TL;DR<\/p>\n

Chrome\u2019s latest version on Android is bringing a redesigned bottom navigation bar.
\nA major part of the redesign is the new Gemini button, which enables the AI\u2019s improved capabilities, including the ability to access multiple tabs at once.
\nThese features are also promised to arrive on Chrome for iOS soon.<\/p>\n

According to tipster Leopeva64<\/a> on X, Chrome on Android is starting to show a Gemini shortcut. It appears as part of a redesigned Chrome navigation bar, where the new Gemini button sits between the Home and your tab buttons.<\/p>\n

While the option to invoke Gemini on top of a Chrome tab has existed for some time, users have had to rely on Gemini on their phones. More importantly, your ability to ask questions was limited to the single web page open on the screen. The new update addresses those challenges by first embedding Gemini more deeply into Chrome on Android and enabling multiple open tabs for content \u2014 just as you can in the Gemini sidebar in Chrome for desktop<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Gemini\"Gemini\"Gemini\"ScreenshotNew bottom toolbar UI rolling out more widely (but without a Gemini shortcut)<\/p>\n

Interestingly, Gemini is already accessible directly within Chrome on iOS, but its powers have so far been restricted to the active tab. We don\u2019t see any reports of similar changes in Chrome on iOS yet.<\/p>\n

Chrome\u2019s new navigation bar on Android also integrates the recently added back button<\/a>, placing it to the left of the address bar while the right side features a three-dot (kebab) button.<\/p>\n

Although Leopeva64 has demonstrated the new gateway to Gemini, it may not be widely available just yet. We don\u2019t have it, even though we have the redesigned bottom navigation bar with Chrome v150 on Android. Google reportedly has been testing the feature for three months<\/a> now, and it was initially expected to arrive last month<\/a> for Android users, but only in the US. We don\u2019t know whether that condition still applies.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no confirmation from Google either, so there\u2019s little clarity on a wider rollout. We\u2019ll share an update once we know more.<\/p>\n

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