Google Expands Gemini and Search Integrations With Connected Apps Platform

Google is opening its Connected Apps Platform to more developers, creating a path for third-party services to work inside Gemini and, in the coming weeks, Google Search. The move could let people do more than ask an AI assistant for information: they may also be able to use it to carry out tasks through connected services.

The public preview is available to U.S. developers who join a waitlist. Google says its existing Gemini ecosystem already includes more than 50 Connected Apps, and it plans to bring those integrations to Search over the following weeks.

What Google Connected Apps Lets Users Do

Google Connected Apps gives developers a way to submit integrations that let users access third-party services from Gemini and Search. Instead of switching between an AI tool and a separate app for every step, users can ask for help and, where an integration supports it, complete an action through the service.

For example, someone could use Canva to design a flyer or ask Gemini to create a YouTube Music playlist. To use a connected service, people securely link their account. The assistant can then work with that service in response to a request, rather than simply returning general instructions about how to do the task themselves.

That distinction is central to the platform. An AI assistant can become a place where users discover and interact with services, not just a conversational layer for answering questions. The specific actions available will depend on each app’s integration.

Which Apps Are Available, and When They’ll Reach Search

Google says the current Gemini lineup has more than 50 Connected Apps, including partner services such as Adobe, Experian, Localiza and Peloton, as well as Google’s own services. OpenTable and Instacart are examples of apps already built into Google’s AI tools.

The next major step is bringing existing Connected Apps to Search. Google says the rollout is expected over the following weeks. That would extend app-based actions beyond Gemini and put them within reach of people using Google Search, although the announcement does not mean every integration will be available for every request or user immediately.

The expansion puts Google among companies working to connect AI assistants with consumer services. ChatGPT and Meta’s Muse are pursuing similar integration efforts. The broader shift is toward asking an AI provider to help access a service instead of opening each app separately. For users, convenience will depend on whether the assistant can handle a task reliably and whether the relevant service is connected.

How Developers Can Join the Public Preview

Developers in the United States can request access by joining the Connected Apps developer waitlist. The public preview is intended to let developers build and submit integrations for Google’s AI products. Google also provides metrics, including traffic and latency, so developers can assess how their integrations are performing.

The preview gives developers a route to make their services available in both conversational AI and Search as Google expands the platform. It also means the experience is still developing: access is not an open, immediate launch for every developer, and the timing of individual integrations may vary.

For users, the practical change will arrive as more connected services become available and Search begins supporting the existing Gemini apps. Explore the Connected Apps available in Gemini, and check back as Google expands integrations to Search.