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Google launches a Windows desktop app with a macOS Spotlight-like search box for the web, Google Drive, local files, and installed apps, screen share, and more

After testing got underway in September, the “Google app for desktop” is now launching for “Windows users globally in English.”

9to5Google Abner Li

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  • @omooretweets Olivia Moore on x
    Everything is becoming a desktop app - including Google With agents, we are exiting the era of browsers and websites. Context + ability to take action are the new core primitives ..and this is much easier to do this when you control the full desktop vs. just a browser window
  • @zachtratar Zach Tratar on x
    Woah. This is essentially the v1 of Embra from Jan 2023! Wild to see Google go fully this direction.
  • @rajanpatel Rajan Patel on x
    The upgraded Google app for desktop is now available for Windows users globally in English. 💻✨ Use a simple keyboard shortcut (Alt + Space) to instantly find what you need—information from the web, your computer files, installed apps, and Google Drive files—all from the Search [v…
  • @google @google on x
    Today, we're introducing Skills in @GoogleChrome, a new way to build one-click workflows for your most frequently used AI prompts — like asking for ingredient substitutions to make a recipe vegan, generating side-by-side shopping comparisons across multiple tabs, or scanning long…
  • @google @google on x
    We're also launching a library of ready-to-use Skills for common tasks and workflows. You can save these Skills to your own library, and even customize them to better fit your needs by updating the prompt. [image]
  • @googlechrome @googlechrome on x
    Keep tabs on our latest Chrome feature, coming soon: Skills! Save your go-to Gemini in Chrome prompts to reuse them later, or choose from a library of premade prompts. [video]
  • Parisa Tabriz Parisa Tabriz on linkedin
    Skills in Google Chrome are rolling out today!  🛠️✨  —  Skills let you reuse your favorite AI prompts with a single click …