Overview
- Bloomberg, citing app researcher M1Astra, reports Google distributed an early macOS build to external beta testers this week.
- The app can search the web, analyze uploaded documents and media, maintain conversation history, and generate images, video, music, tables, and charts.
- A Desktop Intelligence feature can read on‑screen context and pull data from other Mac apps only while Gemini is active, with in‑app wording saying it can "see what you see."
- Google has not provided a release date, and testers were informed this build contains only critical features.
- The interface resembles Gemini on iPhone and iPad and seeks parity with ChatGPT and Claude’s macOS apps, and reporting indicates potential access to apps like Calendar or Photos.