Google Expands Gemini Desktop Permissions to Enable Unrestricted Computer Control

Google is preparing to grant its Gemini AI assistant significantly broader permissions to control desktop computers, according to testing discovered in the Gemini Desktop application. A new "Additional sandbox options" setting emerging in trusted testing would enable a "Full Access" permission mode, allowing Gemini to operate across the entire desktop environment, access files outside designated folders, and work continuously across multiple applications without requesting user approval for each step.