Google testing 'Gemini Agent' upgrade that takes actions across apps, makes purchases autonomously

Google employees are testing an upgraded version of Gemini Agent, internally named "Remy," that can autonomously perform actions including making purchases, according to internal documents reported by Business Insider and code found in Google app version 17.20.

What Gemini Agent does

The upgraded agent is described in internal documents as "a 24/7 personal agent for work, school, and daily life" that "can take actions on your behalf — not just answer questions or generate content." According to strings in the latest app code, it can:

• Communicate with others and share documents
• Make purchases on the user's behalf
• Access data from connected apps, personal context, chat history, uploaded files, and location
• Monitor for things that matter to users and handle complex tasks proactively
• Learn user preferences over time

The feature greets users with "What can I get done for you today?"

Current availability and warnings

Gemini Agent launched as an experimental feature with Gemini 3 in November 2025, available to Google AI Ultra subscribers. Google includes several warnings:

"It can make mistakes and expose data unintentionally. Be clear with your requests, and take care when asking it to do sensitive tasks. Supervise its tasks and actions in your dashboard. Gemini is not designed for tasks requiring professional knowledge, like for legal, medical, or financial actions."

The system saves browser and cookie data including login credentials and browsing history, though users can clear this data and manage settings.

Interface details

Users interact with the agent through conversations, with a dedicated section in the Gemini navigation drawer showing:

• Completed tasks
• In-progress tasks
• Tasks requiring user input
• Scheduled tasks

All tasks can be pinned, renamed, and continued later.

Privacy and control

The agent learns from user interactions, tasks, personal context, and uploaded files. Users can manage and delete activity through Gemini Apps Activity, turn off Personal Intelligence and Connected Apps, and manage personal context in Settings.

What this means

Google is positioning Gemini Agent as a direct competitor to autonomous AI assistants from Anthropic and others. The ability to make purchases and take actions across apps represents a significant escalation in AI agent capabilities, though Google's warnings about mistakes and data exposure suggest the technology remains experimental. The internal testing phase indicates this upgrade could ship to Google AI Ultra subscribers in coming months, though Google has not announced a public release timeline.