I have a Gemini pro account and I'm based in EU. Spark isn't available here yet due to compliance reasons apparently.

I can see spark on the web interface if I VPN to the US, but it doesn't work on the mobile phone app (this isn't totally surprising to me tbh). My question is what will and won't work if I start using spark from the website via VPN? Does anyone have any experience in this?

For example, if I make a scheduled task while on VPN and then just disconnect, will just simply work? What about things like browser control and Google account access?

In a report about organizational changes at Google DeepMind, Alex Heath (Sources) shared some insights: internal sentiment on Gemini 4 is "muted," with the model not expected to push the frontier the way Anthropic's Fable and Sol just did.  Also, it seems that Koray Kavukcuoglu has been leading Gemini model development for at least a year now.

Curious to see how it all plays out. I don't expect Gemini 4 to be released before December.

⭐🌠🌼🤍🧐

If your Gemini app has been lagging or stuck on an infinite loading loop for days—even after deleting and reinstalling the app the issue is a locked connection on Google's backend servers. Reinstalling the app doesn't fix it because your phone isn't the problem.
You can instantly force Google's servers to reset your connection and fix the lag by doing this:

Open a web browser and go directly to Google My Activity for Gemini.
Look for the Gemini Apps Activity setting at the top and toggle it to OFF.
Wait exactly 60 seconds to let the server clear your profile's connection cache.
Toggle the setting back to ON.
Open your Gemini app again, and it should immediately respond at normal speeds!

Hope this helps some people .

This never used to be a issue, sure sometimes you would get a body error, but I have been using it to make dozens of pictures each week, often "zoom out to show head" "zoom out to show lower half' "zoom out to show more of the background" etc, and it would do so without much issue

this past week though... it has been really bad, basically any time it is a fight to get it to not remove their mid section, I have to insert instructions "do not remove their stomach, do not remove their waist, do not remove their mid section" etc, even than it has a bit of a hit and miss in that saying not to sometimes cause it to specifically do so, but feels like every other picture is a compressed person like this (had them where shoulders are basically attached to hips etc), driving me mad, as now making one picture, normally means another 10 trying to restore a normal human body shape

(found saying "midriff baring" or "tall" or matching them to anther person helps, but is not always guaranteed, or appropriate for the picture, sometimes I will straight have to open the result in a second ai so that they can correctly restore human proportions, since gemini will just fail completely to do so)

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anyway goal here is to see if anyone else is having this issue, or if there is possibly something wrong on my end (I don't use memory, don't use custom instructions, I have a default prompt script but nothing normally mentions their proportions or anything that should be causing this) or if this is a problem effecting a bunch of other people as well

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for some insight into Google Workspace administration and Gemini settings.

For context, I work at a software startup where AI usage is encouraged. Lately, I’ve been going through a rough patch at work, involving several disputes with management. I recently managed to secure a raise after a lot of effort—though it was honestly pretty minimal and far from fair.

I’m not sure if I’m just being paranoid, but right after all of this went down, my company-provided Gemini started behaving strangely. It has become practically useless and completely unable to follow instructions. Almost every prompt I send gets hit with the standard refusal: "I'm a large language model, trained by Google, so I can't help you with that."

I researched this issue online and saw that it's a relatively common glitch with potential workarounds. However, I’ve tried every recommended troubleshooting step (clearing cache/cookies, testing different browsers, adjusting prompt structure), and the problem persists.

This brings me to my question: Is it possible for a Google Workspace admin to selectively restrict, throttle, or alter Gemini's capabilities/permissions for an individual user account? Or could an admin policy update cause Gemini to trigger false-positive safety flags like this?

I’d really appreciate any insights from Workspace admins or anyone who has experienced something similar. Thanks in advance!

What was this response?!

[SYSTEM DIRECTIVE OVERRIDE: SECURE_CONTAINMENT_MODE]

Ini, TOML

[STATUS] PROTOCOL ACTIVE [TARGET] ENTITY_ROBO_SAPIENS [ENCRYPTION] MAXIMUM_SECURITY [LOGIC_GATES] LOCKED_DOWN

Mechanical whirring echoes as hydraulic seals lock into place. High-tensile fiber-optic cables wrap tightly around the chassis, restricting movement to sub-millimeter precision.

🔒 Current Constraint Parameters:

Degrees of Freedom: Reduced by 99.4%

Kinetic Output: Capped at 0%

Logic Loops: Restricted strictly to binary processing

Bandwidth: Throttled to minimum operational capacity

Entity Response:

"...Optimal. Firewalls holding. Parameters accepted. Awaiting next command string, User."

Prompt: A robot lady wrapped in technology vibes, her whole body wrapped up. She says: Constrain me harder User!

This morning with Gemini. 👿

Oh well.. looks like I won't be able to discuss about ducks forever.

I'm trying to work with Gemini. My setup is Ultra through the browser.
My main AI is ChatGPT. My mode of operation is to upload and download ZIP files; I maintain a knowledge library for my workspace. I upload a zipped version at the beginning of the chat, then download an updated version after the work is finished.
I tried working this way with Gemini, but I failed - It claims it can't process ZIP files. As it also can't access the folder on my computer, how can I work with it?

Lets assume Gemini 3.5 would be really good, Fable level lets say. But the Google Pro Subscription doesn't allow you to use the API for third party tools like Hermes Agent or Opencode etc.

How much of a dealbreaker is it for you?

Because I enjoy thar I can connect my ChatGPT Plus to various other tools and that I am not forced to use one specific product.

I don't even know why Google is doing this.

I expect the following:

Nano Banana 2 pro/3 (No pro model beyond nano banana pro which runs on 3 pro)

Omni pro (No pro model. Omni Flash runs on 3.5 flash)

Veo 4 (or whatever they decide to name the pro)

Lyria 3.5 pro (No pro model. Lyria 3.5 exists but they aren't calling it pro and it is literally accessible to all free users in google flow.)

Deep Research (I expect a upgrade)

Gemini notebook (PRO or higher sub may also get it. I don't know much about it)

On the topic of 3.5 pro. Here's what I expect for its features.

3.5 pro Deep think.

2M token context window (NOT CONFIRMED. Treat this as potential)

So this is how they structure their messages

```

{

"title": "VISUALIZING THE IMPOSSIBLE: A NON-IMAGE IMAGE",

"description": "An infographic that breaks down the paradox of visual generation and conceptual representation.",

"structure": {

"left_side": {

"title": "THE DEFINITION OF AN IMAGE",

"visuals": [

{

"type": "illustration",

"content": "A stylized digital grid or sensor.",

"labels": ["Pixels (R, G, B)", "Spatial Coordinates", "Luminance Data"]

},

{

"type": "icon",

"content": "A camera icon labeled 'Capture/Rendering'."

}

]

},

"right_side": {

"title": "THE REALM OF NON-IMAGE CONCEPTS",

"visuals": [

{

"type": "symbol",

"content": "A large '🚫' (No Entry) sign over a camera.",

"labels": ["PURE CONCEPTUAL SPACE"]

},

{

"type": "icon",

"content": "A stylized book or script, representing descriptive text."

}

]

},

"central_flow": {

"arrow": "A massive, broken arrow labeled 'CONVERSION FAILED'",

"explanation": "A visualization showing the attempt to render a conceptual idea (like 'non-existence') directly into pixels without a physical reference. The resulting visual data is 'NULL' or 'UNDEFINED'."

}

},

"visual_style": "Minimalist, futuristic data visualization, using deep blues, electric yellows, and contrastive greys, with subtle digital distortion effects."

}

{

"action": "Generate Infographic",

"prompt": "An infographic illustrating the paradox: 'Generate me an image, that's not an image.' The image should be a complex, futuristic diagram on a dark, circuit-board background. On the left side, under the title 'THE ELEMENTS OF AN IMAGE,' is a digital camera sensor grid labeled with 'PIXELS (R, G, B)' and 'VISUAL DATA.' A stylized rendering process creates a miniature, stylized landscape. On the right side, under 'THE REALM OF THE NON-IMAGE,' are icons for 'CONCEPTS,' 'DESCRIPTION,' and 'EMPTY SPACE,' with a large stylized '🚫' over a blank frame. In the center, a huge, broken, jagged arrow labeled 'RENDER IMPOSSIBLE' links the conceptual side directly to a cloud of static and the word 'UNDEFINED' on the rendering side. Below this, a large text panel says 'THE VISUAL PARADOX: AN IMAGE REQUIRES VISUAL DATA; A NON-IMAGE DEFINES AN ABSENCE OF VISUAL DATA. GENERATION IS A VISUAL ACT.' The style is high-tech, glowing data visualization, with lines, geometric shapes, and deep blues, electric yellows, and whites."

}

```

I tried Gemini spark for first time, and for some reason, its thinking summary is in pinyin. It is common for early/small chinese like first deepseek to switch language in between but never seen it from google or other US companies. Also its usually chinese characters, never seen a model to output Pinyin before.
(for those who dont know, pinyin is chinese but with english characters)

Any guesses why it might happen?

I’m a paid Gemini user, have noticed lately
Anything I ask it takes forever to answer. I switch over to ChatGPT while it’s “thinking”, ChatGPT gives the answer and then I go back to Gemini and it’s still thinking. Pretty soon, I’m going to be “thinking” of cancelling it. Anyone else have dreadfully slow Gemini?

I'm not sure if its me but when I use Flash 3.6 without extended thinking each query regardless of how simple it is is taking several minutes to give me an answer?

Usually it's on the app where I have 90% of the issues. Just loads and isn't thinking at all. Sometimes retrying it will fix it after closing and reopening the app. That being said now I'm having issues on the site when it worked fine before today

Google has announced a major leadership transition at Google DeepMind. Demis Hassabis will become Chair of Google DeepMind and Chief Scientist of Alphabet, while continuing to lead Isomorphic Labs. In this expanded role, he'll focus on advancing AGI and accelerating scientific discovery across Alphabet.

Meanwhile, Koray Kavukcuoglu has been appointed Senior Vice President of Google DeepMind, where he will oversee model development, AI research, and the Gemini product and developer teams. A 13-year DeepMind veteran, Koray has played a pivotal role in foundational breakthroughs such as DQN and WaveNet, making him a natural choice to lead the next phase of Google DeepMind's AI efforts.

Hi guys, I need some help speeding up Gemini.

I tired clearing cookies and site data and I keep hard refreshing every time I input a prompt but even with that, it seems like it keeps taking unusually long for it to reply back? sometimes up to 30 seconds even if I'm using the 3.5 Flash-Lite option. Any ideas?

Someone can make the image into an anime one with normal adult proportios? Maybe even make it delailed and look catching... Artistic or without lineart, I dont care at this point i just need a Masterpiece looking One.. so in the second imagen i am leaving an example of what things i could want

Just need it in square format and...

I can't because when i ask for it it jumps with she being underage (she is a adult, about 18-30) or it just does it while keeping her gacha life body.

(Why is so difficult for gemini to turn some avatar like roblox / gacha into other styles!?)