Google is moving closer to turning Android into a genuine desktop competitor. At the center of this strategy appears to be one of the most important developments in the company’s history: Gemini.

Rahul Naskar has years of experience writing news and features related to Android, phones, and apps. Outside the tech world, he follows global events and developments shaping the world of geopolitics.

Google is making Gemini a big part of the next version of the Android desktop interface (Aluminum OS). The most recent beta shows a status bar icon that stays in the top-right corner and a keyboard ...