Google opens a Connected Apps preview

Google announced its Connected Apps Platform preview on October 28, with phased developer access for Gemini and Search. Adobe, Experian, Localiza and Peloton integrations were described as live in Gemini; Search support was promised in coming weeks, and Calm’s integration was still upcoming. A platform preview is not universal availability. Developers choose their intended Google surfaces before review, while access expands over the coming months. ^[1]

Google’s engineering guide makes the implementation choice concrete: remote Model Context Protocol servers support Android, iOS and the web, while AppFunctions provide deeper Android integration. Developers should distinguish read-only tools from actions that change or delete data, and can mark operations for confirmation. The process includes local inspection, Developer Mode testing and review submission. Registering an integration is only one step toward making it usable. ^[2]

For personal accounts, Gemini’s help guide says available connections depend on account, device, country and app. On the web, Customize → Connectors lists supported and unsupported actions; connections can be removed there. Keep Activity also matters: turning it off makes Connected Apps unavailable on the web, iOS and watches, with limited Android exceptions. That setting can explain why an advertised integration is missing; the announcement alone cannot establish eligibility. ^[3]

Google’s platform policy requires minimum necessary permissions and data, a disclosed privacy policy, and instructions for managing and deleting data. It prohibits unsolicited actions and undisclosed features. Those are developer obligations, not proof every integration behaves correctly. For a service handling personal records, the useful questions are which actions it exposes, what data they require and how the service lets users remove that data. ^[4]

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