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Google announced two major features coming to its Gemini Mac app this summer: the Spark AI agent that can automate desktop workflows and access local files, and an enhanced voice control system. Spark will be available to Google AI Ultra subscribers ($100/month) and can integrate with Workspace apps and third-party services.

Google announced Gemini Spark at I/O 2026, positioning it as a competitor to OpenAI's Claude-based agents. The service will integrate with Gmail, Calendar, Drive, and other Google apps, running on Gemini 3.5 Flash and a new platform called Antigravity. No general availability date has been disclosed.

Google released Gemini 3.5 Flash today with 4x faster output token generation than competing frontier models while surpassing Gemini 3.1 Pro on coding, agentic, and multimodal benchmarks. The company announced Gemini 3.5 Pro will launch next month and introduced Gemini Omni, a new multimodal series that outputs video.

Google announced that Project Genie, its interactive world-building tool powered by Nana Banana Pro models, now integrates Google Street View imagery to generate explorable 3D environments based on real locations. The feature is limited to US locations and requires an AI Ultra subscription.

Google released Gemini 3.5 Flash at its I/O 2026 conference, immediately deploying it as the default model in AI Mode and the Gemini app globally. The company claims it delivers improved agentic capabilities and coding performance at less than half the cost of competing frontier models. Gemini 3.5 Pro is scheduled for release in June.

Google announced major Search updates at I/O 2026, including AI Mode now powered by Gemini 3.5 Flash serving over 1 billion monthly users. The company is launching background information agents that monitor the web 24/7 and generate custom mini-apps, both features reserved for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers.

Google announced a fundamental restructuring of Search, replacing traditional ranked links with AI-generated interfaces powered by Gemini Flash 3.5. The update introduces information agents that monitor the web 24/7 and custom mini-apps built through natural language, with the generative UI rolling out free to all users this summer.

Google is rolling out Gemini-powered features across Android that enable the AI to understand screen context and complete multi-step tasks across apps, marking a shift from traditional assistant interactions to agentic capabilities. The updates will launch on Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel phones this summer before expanding to watches, cars, and laptops.