[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Hard to understand","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["Incorrect information or sample code","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["Missing the information/samples I need","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-09-03 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Use pre-release features in Gemini Code Assist for VS Code\n\nThis page describes how to use pre-release features of\nGemini Code Assist for VS Code on the insiders release channel.\n\nPre-release builds can include bug fixes and features still in development that\nmight be removed in a future release.\n\nBefore you begin\n----------------\n\n[Set up Gemini Code Assist](/gemini/docs/discover/set-up-gemini).\n\nUse the insiders build\n----------------------\n\nTo configure the update channel, follow these steps:\n\n1. In your IDE, open the **Command palette** (`Cmd` + `Shift` + `P`) and then select **Open User Settings JSON**.\n2. Add the following line to your user settings JSON: `\"geminicodeassist.updateChannel\": \"Insiders\",`\n3. Save your user settings.\n\nYou are prompted to reload your window to use the latest insiders build.\n\nUse the standard release channel\n--------------------------------\n\nTo use the standard release channel instead of the insiders build, follow these\nsteps:\n\n1. In your IDE, open the **Command palette** (`Cmd` + `Shift` + `P`) and then select **Open User Settings JSON**.\n2. Comment out or remove the following line of your user settings JSON: `\"geminicodeassist.updateChannel\": \"Insiders\",`\n3. Save your user settings.\n\nYou are prompted to reload your window to use the standard release channel."]]
