Google added file generation, preview and editing inside the Gemini app on October 29. Users can now work on PDFs, Google Docs, Google Sheets, slide decks, Markdown files, TXT files and code without leaving the chat — expanding a file to full screen to type edits directly, or highlighting text to ask Gemini a question or have it refine the file, such as turning a highlighted table into a graph.

The update began rolling out to all Gemini users, in all languages where the Gemini app is available. PDF preview and editing work on both web and mobile; every other format is web-only for now.

Gemini could already create and download files earlier this year, but editing what it generated meant leaving the app. Google's announcement does not mention pricing tiers, usage limits or admin controls for the new editing features.

A November 1 follow-up from Notebookcheck, testing with a free Google account in Germany, confirms the practical detail Google left unstated: no subscription is required — free accounts get the editor too, and it was already live in the web version. On phones the limitation is sharper than the launch coverage suggested: the Android and iOS apps can edit PDFs only, so reworking a presentation or spreadsheet still means switching to a computer.