Your apps may soon appear inside Gemini and Google Search on a new platform
Google launches the Connected Apps Platform so businesses can link their apps to its AI experiences in Search and Gemini.
Google lets companies put their apps inside Gemini and Search. You will ask for a task instead of opening each app. It starts with developers in the US.
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Why it matters
You will be able to do things in your favourite apps from the chat. The platform is a preview for US developers only for now.
Watch: more apps will work from inside chat.
The details
- Connected apps let users take actions such as designing a flyer in Canva or building a YouTube Music playlist.
- Developers choose whether to appear in Search, Gemini or both.
- Integration uses a cloud MCP server or Android MCP via AppFunctions, then registration and testing in the Google Connected Console.
- Gemini has over 50 apps, including Adobe, Experian, Localiza and Peloton; they reach Search over the next few weeks.
- It is a public beta preview for US developers via a waitlist; Google gave no wider date.
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