Google's Gemini desktop app is testing a "Full Access" mode for computer use
A hidden setting in Google's Gemini desktop app would let it read, change or delete files anywhere on a Mac and act without asking first, TestingCatalog reports.
TestingCatalog reported on Friday that the recent Gemini desktop app for Mac contains a hidden setting called "Additional sandbox options", which it describes as part of the app's computer use controls. The outlet says the setting is still hidden and tied to trusted testing. Google has not announced it, and nobody else has reported it yet.
According to the setting's text, as quoted by TestingCatalog, enabling it would let Gemini "expand what Gemini can do and access on your Mac". The warning says that, depending on the options chosen, Gemini may take actions without asking for permission first, including reading, creating, modifying or deleting files anywhere on the Mac, even outside chosen folders.
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TestingCatalog also says the options could let Gemini reach the internet and work across other apps without approval at each step. High-stakes actions, such as purchases or approving legal documents, would still need human confirmation, the outlet says. That reading comes from the strings it found, not from a demo, and may not match what ships.
A feature in trusted testing gives no reliable launch date, the outlet notes, because some Gemini features move to release quickly while others stay gated for months. The find lands two days after Google announced Gemini 4 Argon, which is being evaluated for computer use. TestingCatalog says no direct link between the two has been confirmed.