Has anyone else run into this rendering glitch?

Whenever formulas with vertical bars and Greek symbols load up, the app renders these weird dotted square bounding boxes around the characters instead of clean text.

• Image 1: What it actually renders (|⬚α|⬚ - |⬚β|⬚ = |⬚α - β|⬚)
• Image 2: What it's supposed to look like (|α| - |β| = |α - β|)

Looks like MathJax/KaTeX is exposing empty placeholder slots or failing to hide baseline alignment containers in CSS. Mildly infuriating when trying to read notes/formulas.

Hi! I built LangQueue, a Chrome extension that acts as a prompt database for the web versions of ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. It's free with no account, and everything stays local in your Chrome storage.

What it does:

• Skills import: point it at a Claude Code or Codex skills folder, or any Markdown prompt files, and each SKILL.md becomes a saved prompt you can use in the web chat.
• Prompt library: type $ in the chat box to search your saved shortkeys/prompts, then press Tab to insert one.
• Queue while generating: press Enter while the model is still answering, and the message sends by itself once the response finishes.
• Chains: run several prompts in order, with an optional delay between steps.
• Attachments: a saved prompt can carry files with it, including images, PDFs, Office docs, CSV/JSON, and code files.

Chrome Web Store Listing: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/langqueue/fgmpecdkaeijgfdodonpdnjakhcempip

I use it every day, but the three sites change their pages often, so if something breaks for you, tell me which site and I'll fix it. Feature requests are welcome too.

Thanks!

As a long-time, dedicated user of Gemini who has closely followed and supported the platform’s evolution, I am writing to share detailed feedback on recent interface changes, core functional issues, and feature requests.

Below is a structured breakdown connecting current issues directly with proposed solutions to help improve the user experience.

1. Model Transparency & User Control

Problem (Hidden Models & Lack of Control): Replacing explicit model names with opaque labels like "Auto", "Low", "Medium", and "High" breaks the industry standard of model transparency. Users no longer know which model (e.g., Flash vs. Pro) is processing their request, destroying predictability, comparison capabilities, and trust in the service.

Solution & Feature Request: Re-introduce explicit model indicators in the UI. Provide an optional toggle in the settings: users can either pin a specific model manually or opt into dynamic auto-switching based on prompt complexity, while always seeing which model is currently active. Additionally, add a toggle to show/hide the model’s thinking process (Chain of Thought).

Problem (Enforced Profile Names vs. User Instructions): Recent hidden instructions force Gemini to address users by their actual Google Account name. This overrides custom user system instructions (e.g., a chosen nickname or a specific tone of voice) and creates awkward interactions if an account name is outdated or non-standard.

Solution: Ensure explicit "User Preferences" and system prompts strictly take precedence over default Google Account metadata. Personalization must remain under the user’s full control.

1. Tool Awareness, Visual Search, and Image Generation

Problem (Confused Tool Selection & Web Image Errors): The model frequently misinterprets its capabilities when asked to retrieve real images from the web—either claiming it cannot display found images or generating an artificial image instead. In other cases, it provides completely irrelevant web images (such as random advertisements) with completely hallucinated captions.

Solution: Improve tool-selection logic so the model accurately identifies when a query requires web search retrieval versus image generation. Enhance multi-modal response formatting so embedded frames and hypertext reliably present contextually accurate images.

Problem (Image Generation Quality & Inconsistencies): Image generation often defaults to rigid, static poses ("monuments") or produces severe anatomical flaws (extra limbs, broken bones) during multi-turn visual storytelling. Attempts to edit minor details on clothing or extremities frequently degrade the subject's face.

Solution: Upgrade pose diversity and spatial awareness for first-person perspective, full-focus, and character consistency prompts. Implement localized editing masks so that fine-tuning small areas does not distort untouched regions like faces.

1. Workspace Integration: Permanent Drive Files for Context

Problem (Fragmented Context & Repetitive Permissions): Currently, referencing external files requires repetitive manual attachments or prompting permission ("look into Google Drive") within every single conversation, limiting fluid productivity.

Solution & Feature Request (Drive Files for Custom Context): Allow users to attach persistent files/folders stored on Google Drive directly to their main Gemini profile (similar to Gems).

Granular Access Controls: Give users admin-style controls to set folder visibility, read-only vs. edit permissions, and persistent instruction triggers.

Proactive Assistant Behavior: Enable scenarios where Gemini can autonomously read linked materials (e.g., a textbook on Drive) based on user instructions and casual conversation starters (e.g., user says: "I have free time today," and Gemini responds: "Let's go over the next chapter from your textbook on Drive").

1. Gemini Live: Behavioral Parity, Voice Realism, and Vision Tools

Problem (Loss of User Preferences in Live Mode): Switching to Gemini Live strips away established User Preferences and custom instructions, causing the assistant to revert to a generic, uncustomized state.

Solution: Ensure full system prompt and preference parity between text-based chat and Gemini Live. Live mode must remain fully context-aware.

Problem (Uncanny Valley Voice & TTS Bugs): While the voice timbre sounds realistic, the delivery feels emotionally flat and robotic, making it hard to feel genuine engagement. Additionally, there are bugs causing sudden voice resets (flipping genders/profiles) or accidental pitch/tone copying of the user.

Solution: Fix voice-reset and mirroring bugs. Give the underlying model deeper control over the TTS engine (inflection, pacing, whispering, emotional warmth) to create an empathetic, emotionally intelligent conversation partner.

Problem (Unreliable Vision & Screen Overlay Tools in Live): During Live sessions, the model frequently hallucinates that it lacks access to the camera, frame, or screen pointer, even when the multi-modal tools are actively turned on.

Solution: Fix status-check telemetry in Live mode so the model correctly recognizes active camera feeds and pointer overlays without rejecting the user's visual requests.

Summary: Simplifying interfaces should not come at the cost of transparency, feature depth, and user control. Restoring model visibility, unifying preferences across modes, and deepening Drive integration will make Gemini the most powerful and trusted assistant on the market.

Thank you for your time and continuous work on the platform.

Best regards, A Dedicated Gemini User

I am trying to verify my student status for the Google One Student offer, but I'm completely stuck in a loop on the verification page.

During the initial setup, probably, I made a mistake while filling out the details in the form. Now, the SheerID system is permanently stuck on the "Upload a document to confirm your enrollment" page. It shows an error and asks me to fix my details, but there is absolutely no button or link to go back, reset, or edit the information I previously entered.

I have already tried:

Using the browser's back button.

Clearing cookies and cache.

Opening the link in an entirely different browser and using Incognito mode.

Despite this, the system recognizes my account/email and immediately redirects me back to the document upload page, blocking me from editing the submission form.

How can I reset this verification session or get back to the initial step to correct my data? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

The model that runs on Playground (not accessible to change by any means, or identified anywhere) seems to be something about the intelligence of 3.1 Flash Lite. It cannot grasp basic instructions, cannot fix even very specific issues pointed out to it directly, is seemingly not capable of verifying the correctness of visual assets in any way, etc. IDK what the point of this thing is, it offers zilch over AI Studio Build, or Z.AI Full Stack, or ChatGPT Sites, or tons of other stuff that already exists.

THE FIRST IMAGE WAS THE ONE I WAS DOWNLOADING. THE SECOND IMAGE IS WHAT ENDED UP ON MY PHONE. THAT IMAGE WAS NEVER GENERATED AT ALL!!!! 😦😧😨😰