Everything Google announced at I/O 2026: Gemini, Android, more

At I/O 2026, Google announced a tidal wave of new Gemini-based features across its biggest products and services coming soon. We’ve compiled all the consumer announcements and notable developer developments below.

Gemini Models

• Gemini 3.5 Flash combines boundary intelligence with the ability to perform agentic tasks. It outperforms 3.1 Pro in coding, agent, and multimodal benchmarks, with Flash Series cost and speed 4x faster than other frontier models in output tokens per second.
  • Rolling out starting today in the Gemini app, Search, Antigravity 2.0 and the Gemini API.

• Gemini 3.5 Pro is currently in testing and will be available next month.
• Gemini Omni is a new model series that combines Gemini’s reasoning skills and creation. Gemini Omni Flash today supports image, audio, video and text input and produces videos that are based on real-world knowledge and can be easily edited.
  • Deployment to AI Plus, Pro and Ultra from the Gemini app, Google Flow and YouTube Shorts
  • Google Flow and Flow Music are now available as mobile apps: “The Flow app is available on Android in beta (iOS coming soon), and the Flow Music app is now available on iOS (Android coming soon).”

• Synthesizer ID verification/detection extends beyond the Gemini app to Search and Chrome.
• C2PA Content Identifiers support allows you to check if the content is an unedited original from a camera or if it has been modified by tools.

Gemini app

• Expressive neural is the new Gemini app design language with smooth animations, vibrant colors, haptic feedback, and new typography.
  • The Gemini app now has a pill-shaped dialog with a single “more” menu on the left that embeds tools and opens a bottom sheet (on mobile). The navigation drawer is now a full-screen interface.
  • Gemini Live no longer opens a full-screen interface for an online experience where you don’t need to switch between modes.
  • Gemini will design responses that display the most important information at the top and in bold. You’ll also see in-line images, narrated videos, timelines, and interactive visualizations.
  • Now rolling out on Android, iOS and the web.

• Gemini Spark is “your personal agent” who takes action on your behalf to help you “navigate your digital life.”
  • “Spark represents a big change for Gemini, transforming it from an assistant who can answer your questions to an active partner who does real work on your behalf and under your direction.”
  • It integrates with Gmail, Docs and other Google Workspace apps before expanding to other third-party tools via MCP over the summer.
  • Gemini Spark will be available next week to Google AI Ultra subscribers in the United States.

• Daily Brief is a personalized summary of the day to come. By sifting through your Gmail, calendar, and tasks, it prioritizes and organizes what you need to do, while suggesting next steps.
  • Rolling out to Google AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra starting today in the US.

Google AI plans

• The Gemini app “changes from daily prompt limits to one model “used by the calculation”» which takes into account the complexity of your prompt, the features you use, and the length of your conversation.
  • Limits “refresh every five hours until you reach your weekly limit.”
  • Google says this is a “better way to assign limits because a simple text prompt uses far less computation than a video prompt or complex coding.”
• Google AI Ultra now starts at $100 per month with Gemini app usage limits 5x higher than AI Pro.
  • The previous plan of $250 is now $200 with “the exact same capabilities” as before.

Google Search

• AI mode is now powered by Gemini 3.5 Flash.
• A new Smart search box expands as you type, reflecting how people have longer, more conversational queries.
  • AI-powered query suggestions go beyond autocomplete by anticipating your intent.

• New information officers work in the background 24/7 to keep you up to date on “everything that matters most to you”.
  • “Your agent will intelligently examine everything on the web, such as blogs, news sites and social media posts, as well as our most recent data, such as real-time financial, shopping and sports news, to monitor changes related to your specific question. »
  • Available to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers this summer.
• Google Search will soon be able to create custom dashboards and trackers for ongoing tasks. These “mini apps for your own specific tasks” will be available in the coming months for AI Pro and Ultra in the United States.

Purchases

• Universal trolley is a Gemini-powered shopping cart and agent platform for making purchases in the Gemini app, YouTube, and Gmail.
  • Once you add a product to your cart, Google searches for deals, price drops, price history information, and stock alerts.
  • “Let’s say you’re building your first custom PC and add a few parts from multiple retailers to your cart. Your cart will proactively flag any product incompatibilities and suggest alternatives.”
  • “Since the cart was created on Google Wallet, it includes your payment method benefits, loyalty information, and merchant offers to help you choose.”
  • Available on Gemini search and app in the US this summer, followed by YouTube and Gmail.

Google Workspace

• Gmail live lets you conversationally search your emails.
  • Rolling out to Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers in the United States (English) this summer on Android and iOS.

• AI Inbox comes to Google AI Plus and Pro
• Live Documents can be used to create and edit documents. Rolling out to Android and iOS this summer with Google AI Pro and Ultra in English worldwide.

• Likewise, a similar mode in Google Keep will organize flowing thoughts into concise notes. Available in the Android app this summer with AI Pro and Ultra.

• Google Photos is an AI image generation and design application.

YouTube

• Ask YouTube can handle complex search queries and tracking. It will list the most relevant videos from the YouTube catalog with an interactive and structured response. Currently available to Premium subscribers in the United States via youtube.com/new.
• Gemini Omni is available in YouTube Shorts Remix and the Create app.

Android XR

• Google calls this new form factor “smart glasses.” The first audio glasses will arrive this fall. This hardware is made by Samsung and Qualcomm, with the external components designed by Gentle Monster and Warby Parker.
• Android XR Glasses can pair with both Android phones and iPhone.

AndroidHalo

• Android Halo provides “at-a-glance visibility into what your agent is working on at any given time” with “subtle communication” at the top of your phone screen.
  • “This means you can see agent progress right at the top of whatever screen you’re on, without having to stop what you’re doing. »
  • Available later this year for Gemini Spark and other supported agents. More details will come then.