Google adds 13 connected apps to Gemini spanning bookings, productivity and music

Google has announced a broad expansion of connected apps for Gemini, adding named partners across productivity, bookings, entertainment, music and lifestyle services in a phased rollout over the coming weeks. According to dev.to, the additions cover 13 services: Granola, Otter.ai, Wix, Fever, GetYourGuide, Localiza, OpenTable UK, Ticketmaster, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Angi, Thumbtack and Zocdoc.

What is actually new

The change is not a new model capability. As dev.to reports, Google positions it as an expansion of app connections that lets people move from asking Gemini for help to finishing related actions — summarizing a meeting, editing a website, finding an experience or completing a reservation — inside one conversational interface. Google describes an experience where users switch on the apps they rely on and then use Gemini as a single place to plan, create and work through tasks.

The announcement marks a substantial step beyond Gemini's earlier, narrower connected-app releases. Google has confirmed the partners and their categories, but per dev.to it has not supplied a complete availability map, activation instructions or pricing for the new connections.

The partner list by category

The services fall into four groups, as reported by dev.to:

• Productivity and creativity — Granola, Otter.ai and Wix, aimed at meeting summaries and website editing.
• Local and entertainment — Fever, GetYourGuide, Localiza, OpenTable UK and Ticketmaster, aimed at discovering experiences and making bookings.
• Music — iHeartRadio and Pandora, aimed at finding and playing music.
• Home, health and lifestyle — Angi, Thumbtack and Zocdoc, aimed at locating professionals and booking appointments.

The list should not be read as a promise of instant, universal access. Google describes the rollout as phased, and the specific naming of OpenTable UK signals that regional availability will vary. dev.to suggests treating the partner list as the confirmed direction of the rollout rather than a guarantee for any given user, and checking whether a service actually appears in one's own Gemini settings before counting on it.

The open questions

Several details remain unspecified. Google has said users can enable connected apps in Gemini, but according to dev.to it has not explained the setup steps, what permissions each partner connection requires, which platforms receive each integration first, or whether a connected service needs its own paid subscription.

That gap matters for expectations. A connection can make Gemini a convenient place to start or coordinate a task, but as dev.to notes, the announcement does not establish that Gemini will autonomously run multi-step business processes. The confirmed value is a more integrated assistant across selected third-party services, not a documented specification for end-to-end automation.

Why it matters

The expansion pushes Gemini further toward being a hub where planning turns into action, and it signals that connected assistants are becoming another surface on which services compete for attention and transactions. For users and businesses, the practical test is whether each connection carries enough context to remove a separate search, a copy-and-paste step or an app switch from a real workflow. As the rollout progresses, availability by region, account requirements, subscription costs and the depth of each integration will determine whether the impressive partner list translates into everyday value.