Gemini Advanced 4-month free trials for friends and Google Play collections widget now in the US
Top 3 Key Points:
- Gemini Advanced users can give three friends a 4-month trial to Google One AI Premium.
- Google Play’s new “Collections” widget, offering personalized app recommendations, is now available in the US.
- The Collections widget organizes content into categories like Games, Books, Music, and Food, with customizable feeds.
Gemini Advanced members can now share three 4-month free trials of the subscription service with friends. Each member receives a referral link that allows their friends to enjoy Google One AI Premium, which offers 2TB of shared storage across Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Photos. Additional benefits include unlimited Magic Editor access in Google Photos, Google Workspace premium tools, and 10% back in the Google Store. This special promotion, valued at $80, ends on November 1, 2024.
Google One AI Premium also gives users access to Gemini Advanced, Google’s cutting-edge AI tools, and Gemini features within Google Workspace. The referral links track how many invitations have been used, and the offer joins other promotions like free subscriptions with the purchase of a Pixel 9 Pro or Chromebook Plus.
In addition, Google Play Store has introduced the “Collections” widget in the US, allowing users to easily browse content recommendations. This new feature, available in version 42.5.15 of the Play Store, lets users organize apps into categories such as Watch, Game, Read, Listen, Food, Shop, and Social. Two styles are available: a compact bar or a full-screen feed.
For example, the “Listen” feed displays personalized music and podcast recommendations from YouTube Music, while “Watch” includes suggestions from YouTube and Google TV. Other categories offer tailored content, like recipes from YouTube in the Food section or posts from Reddit in Social. The widget also includes an “App library” that organizes apps into folders, providing easy access to your most-used and recently added apps.
Users can customize their widgets by tapping their profile picture in the top-right corner to disable or rearrange feeds and turn off specific apps. For now, this feature is only available in the US.