Google Unveils Gemini 3.5 Flash and Omni AI at I/O
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- Google launched Gemini 3.5 Flash as the default AI model for the Gemini app and Search AI Mode, touting faster performance, stronger agentic capabilities, richer UI generation, and tighter guardrails.
- Google unveiled the Gemini Omni family, with Omni Flash now available in the Gemini app, Google Flow, and YouTube Shorts, capable of generating video clips from multimodal prompts (text, photos, video, audio).
- Google introduced Gemini Spark, an always‑on AI agent powered by Gemini 3.5 Flash that runs 24/7 on Google Cloud VMs and can interact with Docs, Gmail, Sheets, Slides, Canva, Instacart, and soon local macOS files.
- Google rolled out a “neural expressive” redesign of the Gemini app, featuring new animations, color accents, font, and haptic feedback, beginning May 19 on web, Android, and iOS.
- Google added a vibe‑code Android development tool in AI Studio, letting users build, test, and export full native apps—including direct Play Store publishing—using AI‑generated code.
Why it matters: Developers can start using the new AI‑driven vibe‑code tools from May 19, cutting app‑building cycles, while Google’s expanded Gemini ecosystem promises higher user engagement across Search, Gmail, and Workspace.
