Google released the Gemini desktop app for Windows on 10 September 2026, and it opens with Alt + Space. That is the same global hotkey OpenAI's ChatGPT Windows app has used for its companion window since launch.
Google Gemini Spark can now run multi-step workflows inside Google Photos, from search and editing to building albums and scheduling recurring highlight reels, for AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in the US.
Google shipped Gemini 3.8 Flash on September 2, 2026, its most capable Flash-tier model for long-horizon software engineering and agents, at the same low price as 3.7 Flash.
Gemini can now search, scan, and inspect video segments across frames, audio, and transcripts in the API, cutting tokens up to 88 percent.
Google Pics is an AI image creator and editor built into Workspace and pics.new, powered by Nano Banana, with object-level editing.
Google has launched Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash, a production-ready video generation model that gives developers and creators frame-level control over AI video. Announced August 27, 2026, it extends scenes up to 40 seconds and renders at up to 4K.
Google launched Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, a speech-to-text model that detects 85+ languages, removes filler words, and reaches a 2.6% word error rate.
Google shipped Antigravity IDE extensions on August 20, 2026, bringing its agentic coding tool into VS Code, Visual Studio 2026, JetBrains, and Zed.
Google released an embeddable Preferred Sources button for publishers on August 20, 2026. Readers click it to mark you as a preferred source across Search, Discover, and Google News.
Google Earth now generates AI images from any location using Nano Banana 2, free on the web globally as of July 30, 2026.
Google shipped model routing for Cloud API Gateway on August 4, 2026: one OpenAI-compatible endpoint that forwards each request to Gemini, Claude, or an OpenAI GPT model.
Google Gemini Spark can now drive Chrome to complete multi-step web tasks using your logged-in accounts, and expanded to 160-plus more countries on July 30, 2026.
Google DeepMind released Lyria 3.5 in Flow Music on July 29, 2026, upgrading vocals, lyrics, musicality, and tempo control. Here is what changed and how it compares to Suno and Lyria 3 Pro.
Google added a system-wide voice input mode to the Gemini Mac app: long-press Fn to dictate, edit, and generate images by voice in any window.
Google has changed how you steer its newest models. Gemini 3.6 Flash and 3.5 Flash-Lite now ignore temperature, top_p, and top_k, and future models will reject them.
Google shipped Gemini 3.6 Flash on July 21, 2026: $7.50 output pricing (down 17%), 17% fewer output tokens, and stronger agentic coding. What it means for builders.
Google AI Mode can now link to and interact with third-party apps, starting with Instacart, Canva, and YouTube for US users, turning Search from answers into task completion.
Google Images turned 25 on July 14, 2026, and Google rebuilt it around generative AI: Nano Banana image generation inside Search plus a personalized desktop gallery.
Google's Gemini 3.5 Pro is reportedly targeting a July 17 general-availability launch, according to leaked launch plans and third-party reporting rather than any official Google post.
Google released LiteRT.js on July 9, 2026, a JavaScript runtime that runs AI models directly in the browser with no server, up to 3x faster than other web runtimes.
Google made AlphaEvolve generally available on July 9, 2026, moving its Gemini-powered algorithm-discovery agent onto the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform for any Google Cloud customer.
Google Photos added Video Remix on July 8, 2026, an AI editing tool that transforms ordinary clips in a few taps, powered by Google Gemini Omni.
Google expanded Gemini Spark with custom MCP support, new app connections including Canva and Dropbox, real-time tracking, and a first macOS beta for AI Ultra users.
Google made Gemini personalized AI image generation, powered by Nano Banana, free for eligible US users. Here is what it does and how to enable it.