‘Magic Pointer’ app for Googlebooks released to Play Store

Google released a 'Magic Pointer' app to the Play Store for its upcoming Googlebook device, enabling users to select on-screen content for contextual AI suggestions via Gemini. The app, version 1.0.260708, has over 1,000 downloads and is exclusive to Googlebook devices, allowing updates without full OS updates.

As we wait for more Googlebook details this fall https://9to5google.com/2026/05/12/googlebooks-announcement/ , Google has released a “Magic Pointer” app to the Play Store. This “Initial Play Store listing for Magic Pointer” has a straightforward app description: “Select anything on your screen to get contextual AI suggestions and seamlessly get help from Gemini.” There’s a cursor badged by the Gemini spark icon. It’s accompanied by mockups that explain how you can use Magic Pointer to select content and text to get suggestions. In this example, highlighting a picture of plants lets you “Search with Lens,” “Create image” via Nano Banana, and “Buy now.” These images provide a look at the Chrome on Googlebook interface. It’s not that different from the Android tablet experience today. We also get another look at the system status bar. Magic Pointer was released to Google Play on June 9 and is on version 1.0.260708, while the package name is: com.google.android.desktop.gpointer.app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.desktop.gpointer.app . The app currently has “1,000+ downloads.” Unsurprisingly, it is not supported on any non-Googlebook devices today. The existence of this listing suggests that Google will be able to update Magic Pointer via the Play Store rather than having to wait on full OS updates. Join 9to5Google Pro to get more from your favorite site We’re already your daily source for Android, Google, and tech news. Now you can get more with 9to5Google Pro : Pixelated Pro, our new members-only podcast ad-free - Members-only Discord community - Monthly Q&A with the editors And there’s lots more to come. Subscribe now for $5/month https://bit.ly/4velxXh or $50/year https://bit.ly/44iEFsd 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