At I/O 2026, Google previewed two major features for the Gemini app on macOS that are coming this summer.
Google introduced the native Mac app in April, with a “small team” using Antigravity to aid development.
Gemini Spark is your 24/7 personal AI agent that can take actions on your behalf to help “navigate your digital life.” This includes integrating with Gmail, Docs, and other Workspace apps, as well as third-party services. It will be available to Google AI Ultra ($100 per month) subscribers in beta next week in the Gemini app on Android, iOS, and web.
Spark is coming to Gemini for macOS this summer with the ability to perform tasks “involving your local files and automate workflows across your desktop” as we previously reported. This will join the existing capability to use any of your open windows as context for prompts.
A new voice experience will let you ramble, so you “won’t have to worry about all the ‘ums’ or ‘what abouts’ that happen as you think aloud.” When long-pressing the function key on Mac, Gemini will show a new floating pill at the bottom of your screen. Letting go submits the prompt with a thinking animation showing progress.
Using the context from your screen, Gemini can turn your free-flowing speech into precise drafts, instantly reformatting the text to capture your intent, right where your cursor is.
On stage this Tuesday, Google showed selecting files in Finder and then dictating an email that’s automatically inserted into a Gmail compose window.
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