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Google Expands Gemini and Search Integration With New Apps
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In Short: Google has launched its Connected Apps Platform, allowing developers to integrate their applications directly into Google Search and Gemini.
Google today announced the Connected Apps Platform, a new initiative designed to integrate third-party applications directly into its search engine and AI chatbot, Gemini.
According to Google, over 50 popular apps, including Adobe, Calm, Experian, Localiza, and Peloton, are already working across Search and Gemini, covering a range of functionalities from fitness to event ticketing.
The Connected Apps Platform enables developers to build once and reach high-intent users across both Search and the Gemini app, streamlining the process of integrating applications into Google's ecosystem.
Discord, the popular messaging platform, is also participating in this initiative. Discord's Discoverable Server web pages will begin showing summaries and pulled content, which may appear in search engines like Google.
Google's Connected Apps Platform is now available in preview, allowing developers to register, test, and submit their applications using the new Google Connected Console.
The platform is designed to handle real-world tasks directly inside an AI chat, reducing the need for users to switch between multiple apps to complete tasks.
For instance, users can now plan a trip or access fitness information directly through Gemini or Google Search, without the need to open multiple apps.
Google also announced the launch of Gemini 4 Argon, a new version of its AI model, which supports a unified input-output context window of up to 1 million tokens.
Gemini 4 Argon is now available globally for AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers, with introductory API pricing set at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens.
Google is also testing additional Gemini 4 checkpoints internally, indicating ongoing development and refinement of the AI model.
In addition to the Connected Apps Platform, Google announced a Quick Share SDK that will allow Android and iOS apps to directly integrate peer-to-peer file sharing functionality.
The Quick Share SDK is expected to be available in the first half of 2027, enabling developers to integrate file share functionality directly into their apps.
What this adds
Google's Connected Apps Platform is part of a broader strategy to integrate third-party applications into its search and AI offerings, enhancing user experience and functionality.
The launch of Gemini 4 Argon represents a significant step in Google's AI development, with the model now available for use by developers and enterprises.
The integration of third-party apps into Google's ecosystem is expected to change how users interact with their smartphones and access information.
Discord's participation in the Connected Apps Platform could significantly impact how users discover and engage with content on the platform.
Background
Google has launched Gemini 4 Argon, a new version of its AI model, and the Connected Apps Platform, which allows developers to integrate their applications directly into Google Search and Gemini.
Google announced Gemini 4 Carbon, a new AI model designed to excel in cybersecurity and complex coding tasks.
What's confirmed
- According to Google, Argon is now available globally through the paid Gemini API in AI Studio and the Gemini platform, as well as through Google Antigravity for Google AI Ultra subscribers.
- Developers can “choose whether [their app] will go live in Search, the Gemini app, or both.” As part of the recent redesign, the Gemini app gained a new Customize page.
- They then register, test, and submit their Connected Apps using the new Google Connected Console.
What's still developing
- Any conversation that might be deemed noteworthy, whether by an AI model or moderator, could appear on that web page, and by extension, search engines like Google.
- It sounds like Discord is hoping channels surface in Google’s AI Mode or other engines, like Reddit, when users search for certain topics.
- Letting third-party apps handle actions inside chat windows changes how most of us use our smartphones throughout the day.
- Instead of tapping 3 or 4 separate icons on your home screen to plan a trip, you can just type what you need and let Gemini do the heavy lifting.
- Skipping all that back-and-forth between different phone apps makes asking Gemini for help feel a lot more practical.
- Some of the features available from these services are accessible via Gemini, with the same things functionalities soon coming to Google Search.
- Dated October 28, 2026, carrying a three-minute read time and filed under Developer tools, Search and Gemini App, it runs to five paragraphs under the headline "Build and manage Connected Apps in one place." Two announcements share the space: a developer platform, and a new set of consumer integrations.
- Google frames the platform as a consolidation, describing it in the summary line as "a single place to build and manage apps for Search and the Gemini app." The operative word is preview.
- It’s now powering the weather info you see in Google Search and Maps.
- Google has launched Gemini 4 Argon for developers, enterprises and consumers, setting introductory API pricing for the frontier model as it moves beyond the early-access and demonstration phase.
- Tuesday, October 13, 2026 · 3:19 PM ET In Short: Google has launched Gemini 4 Argon globally for AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers, featuring an industry-leading 1 million output token limit and top scores on professional benchmarks, according to a blog post on Google's site.
- With zero external libraries and 100% pure Python, Argon wrote its own 3D ray-tracing engine with a custom video tool and audio mixer to build and document a sunlit library from scratch, producing, narrating, and assembling this video with Gemini 3.8 TTS voiceover and music by Lyria 3.5.