Gemini for macOS gets Neural Expressive, AI Mode on Android redesigned

Google is rolling out the Neural Expressive design language to Gemini for macOS with version 1.86, bringing a colorful gradient prompt bar, updated thin outline icons, pill-shaped navigation indicators, and refreshed settings. Separately, AI Mode on Android has been redesigned with a floating prompt container and pill-shaped plus menu and submit button, moving away from the previous bottom sheet look.

In addition to 3.6 Flash https://9to5google.com/2026/07/21/gemini-3-6-flash-launch/ , Google today is also updating Gemini for macOS with the Neural Expressive redesign. Back at I/O 2026 in May, Gemini on Android, iOS, and the web received the Neural Expressive design language https://9to5google.com/2026/05/19/gemini-app-google-io-2026/ . It’s now available in the Mac app. At launch, you’ll see the same colorful gradient temporarily surround the prompt bar. All icons throughout the app have been updated to the thin outline style. On the homepage alone, there are refreshed buttons for the side panel, voice input, Temporary chat, and even full app/mini view it’s now rounded . You’ll also see new icons in the ‘plus’ menu for consistency across platforms. Old vs. new The navigation drawer switches to pill-shaped indicators to note what you’re currently viewing, while the Settings menu has also been updated. Neural Expressive is available with version 1.86 of Gemini for macOS https://gemini.google/mac/ . The Gemini for Chrome side panel remains on the previous design language today. In other visual updates, Google has rolled out the latest design for AI Mode on Android this week. Specifically, the prompt box is now a floating container instead of being docked to the bottom of your screen like a sheet. Another tweak places the ‘plus’ menu and submit button in pills. Before this redesign and Neural Expressive, both apps shared the bottom sheet look for their prompt boxes. The Google Health Coach still has that look. It was an interesting idea to unify the feel of the AI experience across the company. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More. https://9to5mac.com/about/ affiliate our homepage http://9to5google.com/ for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Google on exclusive stories https://9to5google.com/feature/exclusive/ , reviews https://9to5google.com/guides/reviews/ , how-tos https://9to5google.com/guides/how-to/ , and subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/9to5google