The 5 biggest changes coming to Gemini

Google announced some big updates for its Gemini app during its annual I/O event on Tuesday. Though you might notice the redesign first, Google is also bringing two new AI models to Gemini and is testing out an always-on AI model that can complete tasks on your behalf.

Here are all the biggest updates to Gemini announced at I/O.

The latest version of Google’s flagship AI model is coming to the Gemini app. Google says the new model, Gemini 3.5 Flash, is faster and more efficient than other leading AI models, while offering the ability to generate “richer, more interactive” web user interfaces and graphics. It also offers a “major leap forward” when it comes to coding useful AI agents, beating Gemini 3.1 Pro on coding and agentic benchmarks, according to Google.

This is just the first in the Gemini 3.5 family of models, as Google plans to launch 3.5 Pro next month.

Along with a new model, Google is giving its Gemini app a bit of a makeover with its “Neural Expressive” design language. The revamped app has smoother animations, more vibrant colors, new typography, and haptic feedback that occurs when you tap buttons in the app.

Google also reformatted Gemini’s responses, which will now put the most important information at the top and include imagery, interactive timelines, narrated videos, and dynamic graphics. Google is making it easier to switch from typing text in the Gemini app to the voice-enabled Gemini Live mode, too, which will soon have new regional dialects. The Neural Expressive redesign is rolling out across the Gemini app on the web, Android, and iOS.

Google is updating its Gemini app with a new kind of model that will eventually “create anything from any input.” The first in the family, Gemini Omni Flash, will only allow you to generate videos to start using a combination of images, audio, video, and text. Google says Gemini Omni can create realistic-looking scenes with more accurate physics and can “reason” about what comes next.

There’s also a new Avatars feature that you can use to create videos with a digital version of yourself, using your own voice. You’ll be able to edit Gemini Omni’s output through conversations in the Gemini app. Gemini Omni Flash is rolling out to Google AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra subscribers in the Gemini app and Google Flow. It will also be available for free on YouTube Shorts and the YouTube Create App.

Google is launching Gemini Spark, an “always-on” AI agent that performs work for you in the background while you complete other tasks. Gemini Spark is similar to OpenClaw, an open-source AI agent platform that took over the tech industry earlier this year.

It can do things like send emails, scan monthly credit card statements for hidden subscription fees, or create a summary of your meeting notes. Gemini Spark runs on Gemini 3.5 Flash and can connect to Workspace apps like Docs, Sheets, and Slides, along with third-party ones like Canva, Instacart, and OpenTable. The AI agent can also tap into local files on macOS using the Gemini app.

Gemini Spark is rolling out to trusted testers this week, followed by a launch in beta for US-based Google AI Ultra subscribers next week.

Google is bringing a new AI-powered agent to the Gemini app, called Daily Brief. It gathers information from the apps you’ve connected to Gemini, allowing it to put together a summary of your day with upcoming events from Calendar and updates you’ve received in Gmail.

Google says Daily Brief will organize and prioritize its rundowns based on your goals, as well as provide feedback by giving its briefings a thumbs-up or thumbs-down. Daily Brief is coming to Google AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra subscribers in the US starting Tuesday.