A we wait for more Googlebook detail thi fall, Google ha relea ed a “Magic Pointer” app to the Play Store.
Thi “Initial Play Store li ting for Magic Pointer” ha a traightforward app de cription: “Select anything on your creen to get contextual AI ugge tion and eamle ly get help from Gemini.” There’ a cur or badged by the Gemini park icon.
It’ accompanied by mockup that explain how you can u e Magic Pointer to elect content and text to get ugge tion . In thi example, highlighting a picture of plant let you “Search with Len ,” “Create image” via Nano Banana, and “Buy now.”
The e image provide a look at the Chrome on Googlebook interface. It’ not that different from the Android tablet experience today. We al o get another look at the y tem tatu bar.
Magic Pointer wa relea ed to Google Play on June 9 and i on ver ion 1.0.260708, while the package name i : com.google.android.de ktop.gpointer.app. The app currently ha “1,000+ download .” Un urpri ingly, it i not upported on any non-Googlebook device today.
The exi tence of thi li ting ugge t that Google will be able to update Magic Pointer via the Play Store rather than having to wait on full OS update .
We’re already your daily ource for Android, Google, and tech new . Now you can get more with 9to5Google Pro:
And there’ lot more to come. Sub cribe now for $5/month or $50/year!
FTC: We u e income earning auto affiliate link . More.
Check out 9to5Google on YouTube for more new :
Editor-in-chief. Intere ted in the minutiae of Google and Alphabet. Tip /talk: abner@9to5g.com
