Gemini on Mac may soon read and send your iMessages

The Gemini app for Mac has gained a new so-called connected app called Messages, which allows Gemini to work with Apple's messaging service, known as iMessage. That's according to an update to the app spotted by the US outlet 9to5Google.

Once the feature is fully ready, you'll be able to ask Gemini to send a text message to a contact or phone number, read the latest and unread conversations, and search your message history. Google itself mentions examples such as asking Gemini to find a dinner reservation you were previously sent in a message, or sending a quick update to a colleague without having to open the Messages app yourself.

There are limits to what the feature can do, though. Gemini can't, for example, add or remove people from group conversations, change a group's photo, schedule messages to be sent later or edit messages that have already been sent. You also can't attach images or files, only plain text.

At the time of writing, the feature isn't finished. Even though the new setting shows up under connected apps in Gemini on Mac, according to 9to5Google a good deal is still missing on Google's servers, so Gemini doesn't yet respond if you try to use it in practice. This suggests Google is building the feature but hasn't officially launched it yet.

The news is nonetheless interesting for Danish Mac users because it shows the direction for Gemini. Google is steadily building the AI assistant into more of the programs you already use on your computer, so you can ask Gemini to carry out tasks across apps instead of switching between them yourself. If you have a Mac and use the Messages app, it may therefore be worth watching whether the feature is activated in an upcoming Gemini update.

What it means for you

If you use a Mac and the Messages app, you may soon be able to ask Gemini to find or send messages for you, without opening the app yourself. That makes it faster to look up old arrangements or send a short message while you keep working elsewhere. The feature doesn't work in practice yet, so for now you can simply keep an eye out for upcoming Gemini updates on your Mac.