Google’s Gemini overlay bubble is getting a fresh gradient design as testing expands

• Google appears to be expanding testing of a Gemini overlay bubble that lets conversations persist after you dismiss the overlay.
• Instead of disappearing when you tap outside of it, the Gemini overlay can now shrink into a floating bubble that restores your chat with a tap.
• The latest version adds a Gemini-themed bubble design and updated animations, but it isn’t available on stable Android builds yet.

App bubbles in Android 17 are perhaps one of the most useful multitasking updates Google has rolled out in years. These bubbles let you keep multiple apps floating on your screen no matter what you’re doing, making it easier to hop in and out of apps without disrupting your flow. Now, more users seem to be getting access to Google’s bubble treatment for Gemini’s overlay.

Currently, if you open the Gemini overlay and then tap anywhere outside of it, the conversation is effectively dismissed. The next time you bring up the overlay, you’re greeted with a fresh chat instead of being able to pick up where you left off. With this new behavior, tapping out of the Gemini overlay shrinks it into a floating bubble marked with a spark icon. Tapping that bubble restores your ongoing conversation, making it easy to jump back in without reopening Gemini or hunting through your chat history.