Gemini in Android Auto Spotted With New Neural Expressive Animation
Strings in Android Auto app version 17.9.664004 also point to a Personalization option for Gemini using past chats and apps like Gmail.
Google is working on a new animation for Gemini in Android Auto, spotted in Android Auto app version 17.9.664004, according to Android Authority. The animation uses Google's Neural Expressive design language and shows dots around the Gemini interface.
It spans the entire width of the screen, with the close button and the Gemini Live button sitting on either side. Neither the animation nor the related features are available to users yet, and Google has not given a release timing.
The same version also contains new strings describing a Personalization option for Gemini in Android Auto. According to those strings, the option would let Gemini respond using information from past chats and from connected apps such as Gmail and Google Calendar.
That is not the first sign of such a feature. In September 2026, evidence was found that Google was working on a new Personalization option for Gemini in Android Auto.
Google has been tweaking the Gemini animation over the last few months and already uses the Neural Expressive design in the Gemini overlay and in Circle to Search.
Quick answers
When will the new Gemini animation arrive in Android Auto?
No release timing has been given. The animation was spotted in Android Auto app version 17.9.664004 and is not yet available to users.
What would Gemini Personalization in Android Auto do?
Strings in the app indicate it would let Gemini respond using information from past chats and from connected apps like Gmail and Google Calendar.
What design language does the new Gemini animation use?
It uses Google's Neural Expressive design language, with dots around the Gemini interface spanning the full width of the screen.