Now, Google is adding its “collaborate with Gemini” experience to Drive apps on Android and iOS—in effect, taking it off the web and into mobile workflows where many folks spend their workdays. The update allows users to embed entire documents’ worth of summaries, surface nuggets of quick information within multiple files, and keep what the company calls a conversational thread referencing related content in Drive—all without having to jump between apps.
In reality, it’s the same Drive-integrated Gemini you know from desktop Safari, but now we’re taking it on the go.
Pose natural-language questions, drill into follow-ups, and pull in supporting files through context, while Gemini honors existing sharing settings and file permissions.
What You Can Do on Mobile With Gemini in Google Drive
Mobile users can tap on Gemini to have it reduce giant Docs, PDFs, and even groups of files into bite-sized summaries.
For unwieldy project folders, Gemini will be able to help you surface key decisions, milestones, and blockers, and then create action items that you can pop back into Docs or Chat.
Since Gemini operates off Drive, it can also pull quick facts from multiple places at the same time. A product lead could ask: “What were the top three risks called out in PRD and last stakeholder deck?” Gemini can return a response with pointers to the relevant files, making it possible for teams to avoid the scavenger hunt and make decisions faster.
This release adds to previous Drive enhancements like video summarization and the Catch Me Up view, which calls out edits and comments for content created since your last visit. But when you combine them, Drive, as it turns out, is turned into something of a consumer-friendly mobile command center—for keeping up and getting work done.
Availability and Eligibility Across Plans and Regions
The feature is rolling out now to both Rapid and Scheduled Release tracks. If you don’t notice the feature available in the Drive app yet, it may take a few days to reach your accounts and region as the rollout finalizes.
Access adheres to the standard Google Workspace and consumer plans. Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus users are covered, as are Google AI Pro for Education and Google One AI Premium consumers. Like other Workspace features, admins can control availability and compliance settings in the Admin console.
Why It’s Important for Workflows and Mobile Productivity
Knowledge workers, the kind of employees that shaped stages for collaboration to occur, devote a surprising amount of time to hunting and gathering—about 20 percent of the workweek, according to McKinsey estimates. By enabling you to ask a question and get an answer based on the files you already possess, Gemini lowers that search tax, particularly when all you have is your phone.
The mobile angle is key. IDC points out that most workers are now working in a mobile or hybrid manner, and decisions are increasingly made between meetings or on the go. Features you once needed a desktop to achieve, like cross-file summarization and threaded discussion anchored around your documents, are now available in a few taps.
Imagine a sales lead preparing for a client call: have Gemini report on pricing changes from the most recent proposals, aggregate all redlines in contracts, and list open issues from meeting notes. Instead of having to skim through a dozen files, you receive an overview that you can verify using listed sources.
Privacy and Admin Controls for Gemini in Google Drive
According to Google, Gemini in Workspace follows the same security model as the platform. File-level permissions control what the assistant can read, and responses honor organizational data loss prevention policies. Admins maintain control through familiar operations, including conditional access, auditing, and retention policies.
That continuity is important for regulated teams. The idea is the same governance extended to Docs, Sheets, and Drive will apply to Gemini’s queries and outputs, reducing policy surprises as AI transitions from the web to mobile.
How It Stacks Up Against Other Mobile AI Assistants
The shift brings Google in line with the path marked by rivals. Microsoft’s Copilot learns from OneDrive and SharePoint content on mobile, while Box and Dropbox have unveiled AI that pulls up and summarizes across repositories. Google’s edge is how deeply Workspace integration—Drive, Docs, Gmail, and Meet—runs in those apps, then shifts back into tasks: You can maintain one single conversational thread rooted in your files wherever you go.
For users, the message is simple: open the Drive app, find the Gemini entry point, and start with a plain-language question. If you use Drive to power your projects, this mobile expansion will help you turn waiting moments at the doctor’s office, in line for coffee, or on the bus into getting-things-done time—without disrupting the work already in progress on your computer.
