Gemini is now a native macOS app, making it faster and better integrated than ever before
THE SO WHAT
A native Gemini app on macOS with screen sharing and system-level shortcuts turns the desktop into an AI-first control plane, not just a browser tab. If your product is still assuming users alt-tab into a web UI, you’re competing with an assistant that can see the whole screen and act across apps in real time.
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