As first spotted by 9To5Google, iPad users will no longer see a letterboxed version of the iPhone app with its tiny keyboard, making using Gemini a rather unpleasant experience. Now, it's a whole iPad-ready experience that's a lot like the one offered on any of the best Android tablets.

Google last year began offering some artificial intelligence firms a way to anchor chatbot responses in its search results, but still reserves key features for its own AI service, Gemini, a company executive testified.

Google is once again crossing the great divide between rival tech giants, at least with artificial intelligence. The company has launched a dedicated iPad app for its Gemini AI assistant. In addition to natively running on Apple hardware,