Google adds in-chat editing for PDFs, documents and spreadsheets in Gemini

The October 29th update extends Gemini's file-generation tools with a full-screen editor, while mobile support remains limited to PDFs.

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Primary source: Google Gemini (official)

Why it matters

Gemini now aims to keep file creation and revision inside the AI conversation. Google's stated format limits leave the web as the full editor and mobile support focused on PDFs.

A hand taps a tablet displaying Gemini and a document, with PDF, document and spreadsheet icons beside it.

Google added in-chat editing for generated files in Gemini on October 29th, letting users create and revise documents, PDFs, presentations, spreadsheets and code without first opening a separate editor. In its announcement, Google says users can expand a file preview, type edits, highlight passages to ask questions, or prompt Gemini to revise text and visuals.…

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