- Google used I/O 2026 to unveil a sweeping expansion of Gemini.
- Gemini is expanding across Search, Android, shopping, productivity, and AI agents.
- New features like Gemini Spark, Omni, and AI-powered Search show Google pushing hard toward always-on AI assistants.
Google spent years insisting AI would quietly improve its products in the background. At Google I/O 2026, the company finally stopped pretending subtlety was still the plan. Google is trying to turn Gemini into the connective tissue for nearly everything people do online.