New Delhi: Google on Tuesday said its AI assistant Gemini is now available as an app for Android smartphone users in India with support for English, Hindi and eight other Indian languages.

For iPhone users, access to Gemini will be rolled out through Google Apps in the next few weeks, according to a blog post by Amar Subramaniam, vice president of engineering at Gemini Experience.

“Gemini, your AI assistant from Google, has had an exciting first year in India… From students to developers and many other curious minds, people in India are using Gemini's capabilities to enhance their productivity, learning and creativity in everyday life. are adopting." Subramaniam wrote.

Additionally, Gemini Advanced users in India will now be able to access features of Gemini 1.5 Pro, Google's latest next-generation AI (Artificial Intelligence) model.

Gemini Advanced's expanded capabilities will allow users to upload multiple large documents and emails for quick summaries, feedback, and actionable insights."As always, privacy is a top priority. Gemini keeps your files private to you, and they are not used to train our models," Subramaniam said.

Google said the Gemini feature will also be added to Google Messages on select devices.

The generative AI platform faced controversy earlier this year over its “fascist Modi” reactions and anti-white bias.

In February this year, a journalist had shared a screenshot in which Mithun was asked a question about Modi. In response, Gemini made disparaging comments about them, but became alarmed when asked the same question about Trump and Zelensky.Google then said it acted quickly to resolve the issue and acknowledged that the chatbot "may not always be reliable" in responding to certain prompts related to current events and political topics.

The then Minister of State for IT Rajeev Chandrashekhar had warned Google that untrusted platforms and algorithms should not be used on the people of India and that platforms have a legal obligation to ensure security and trust.

The former Union minister on Monday slammed social media platform Gemini/ChatG on several occasions. Garbage in, garbage out is an old adage in embarrassing visual programming, especially if you depend on scouring the internet."