voice control

Google is rolling out advanced voice control for Gemini on macOS, version 1.88, letting users dictate cleaned-up text and issue voice commands that reference on-screen content. The feature, previewed at I/O 2026, requires opt-in Gemini reasoning to unlock summarization, rewriting, and image editing tasks.

Google is rolling out advanced voice control to Gemini for macOS version 1.88, combining Gboard Rambler-style dictation with a screen-aware assistant that can summarize files, rewrite text, and generate images by voice. The feature, previewed at I/O 2026, activates via a long-press of the Fn key and requires Gemini reasoning to be enabled for the advanced capabilities.