Google's Agentic Search and Browser-Based Dev OS Shift
Key Questions
What changes is Google making to Search with Gemini?
Google Search is becoming agentic, with Gemini 3.5 Flash set as the default in AI Mode. It has reached 1 billion monthly users.
How has Google AI Studio evolved for developers?
Google AI Studio has become a full browser-based app builder with a free tier. It now supports native Android app building and offers two free deploys.
What new capabilities are coming to Gemini models?
Gemini Omni Flash topped the Video Arena leaderboard and is expanding to the API. Notebooks in Gemini have also been expanded to the EEA, UK, and Switzerland.
Google Search is becoming agentic with Gemini 3.5 Flash as default, reaching 1B monthly users in AI Mode. Google AI Studio evolved into a full browser-based app builder with free tier, supporting native Android app building and 2 free deploys. Gemini Omni Flash topped Video Arena and is coming to API, expanding free video generation. Notebooks in Gemini expanded to EEA/UK/Switzerland. Gemini Spark, Google's agentic assistant, is now available on Mac with Keep/Tasks integration and third-party app support (Canva, Dropbox, Instacart), directly competing with Claude Desktop and Copilot.