Google I/O 2026: 5 ways Gemini is getting a new agentic makeover
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Google I/O 2026 is here and yet again artificial intelligence and Agentic AI are at the front and centre of the event. This time, Google is not just claiming that it is getting smarter, it is also getting to work. There is a massive overhaul of the Gemini app moving from a conversational AI assistant to an active agent that works around the clock and also acts on your behalf. Here are some of the biggest changes coming to Gemini.
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Gemini Spark is your new 24/7 AI agent
The most significant announcement today has been the release of Gemini Spark – an AI agent that works tirelessly even when you’re no longer actively engaging with your laptop or mobile device. Powered by Gemini 3.5 and a novel infrastructure layer dubbed the Antigravity harness, Spark plugs into your Workspace applications, including Gmail, Docs, and Slides, allowing you to schedule tasks, train new workflows, and get it to synthesize meeting notes into documents and emails automatically.
Daily Brief wants to own your mornings
Before Spark takes control of your day, Daily Brief is here to start it off. The new agent gathers all the important emails from Gmail, highlights future Calendar events, and presents them in one prioritized briefing with actionable suggestions on how to proceed further. This agent learns about your tastes based on your thumbs up or down response. Daily Brief becomes available to Plus, Pro, and Ultra members starting today in the US.
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Gemini Omni turns prompts into cinematic video
On the creative front, Google announces the launch of Gemini Omni – a brand new multimodal model that turns text, images, and videos into quality videos. Imagine doing things like applying cinematic zooms, changing backgrounds, or inserting yourself in the video with an AI-generated avatar. This model is for content creators looking for quality results without spending too much on equipment or knowledge. Gemini Omni is becoming available starting today to Plus, Pro, and Ultra members worldwide.
Neural Expressive is a full design overhaul
But Gemini itself is getting a major face-lift as well. Neural Expressive adds fluid animations, bright colors, typography, and haptic feedback support across Android, iOS, and the web. Responses, meanwhile, get a much-needed formatting upgrade, allowing Gemini to return interactive timelines, colorful imagery, and video narration of results related to your search question. Again, this one is live for everyone worldwide right now.
The MCP ecosystem is expanding fast
The least talked-about part of today’s announcements is the aggressive third-party integration efforts being made by Google. Canva, OpenTable, and Instacart are among the first to add their services to MCP today, with more partnerships to follow. Once Spark gains access to these partnerships, which is coming in the weeks ahead, it will be able to handle tasks such as reserving tables and generating grocery lists autonomously.
Today, Gemini sits at 900 million monthly active users across 230 countries, more than twice the number it had a year ago at I/O. But with the launch of Spark and Daily Brief, Google has made its intention clear. It doesn’t matter who has the smartest AI. The future battle will be waged between agents we trust enough to take care of our lives in our absence.
