Google opens Gemini and Search to third-party apps with Connected Apps Platform

Google launched its Connected Apps Platform in public beta for U.S. developers, letting them link apps to Gemini and Google Search via a cloud-hosted MCP server or Android MCP with AppFunctions APIs. More than 50 connected apps are already live in Gemini, including Adobe, Peloton and YouTube Music, while Search has fewer integrations. Google did not say when the platform will be broadly available.

• Platform is in public beta for U.S. developers via a waitlist
• Apps connect through a cloud-hosted MCP server or Android MCP
• Gemini already has over 50 connected apps, including Adobe and Peloton
• Developers choose whether apps appear in Search, Gemini or both