Ahead of I/O 2026, Google continues to roll out Gemini app features, with some users now seeing a “Thinking level” option.
In the model selector, you’ll see a new “Thinking level” menu at the bottom of the sheet. This only appears when selecting Fast (Gemini 3 Flash) or Gemini 3.1 Pro, excluding Think. Your options are “Standard” and “Advanced”.
So far, the Thinking level has seen a limited introduction. This is similar to how Google AI Studio offers Low, Medium, and High thinking levels.
Meanwhile, the Gemini app is set to add more integrations with third-party apps. Third-party apps currently include @GitHub, @OpenStax, @Spotify and @WhatsApp.
Support documents indicate that @Canva, @Instacart and @OpenTable are coming. this not yet released.
You can streamline your creative workflow from generating design ideas in Gemini Apps to managing assets and collaborating on projects in Canva. When you connect Canva to Gemini Apps, you can ask Gemini to help you:
This productivity tool lets you:
- Create new designs based on your requirements
- Access your designs, templates, and project files
- Move assets between different folders
- List designs and respond to comments
- Create Gemini images and edit them in Canva
Example guidelines include:
- Use Canva to create a wedding invitation design. The theme is rustic with a dusty rose and sage green color palette.
- Create an image of a unicorn cat and use it to create a business card design in Canva
- Find any Canva sheets that mention “budget forecast”.
- Can you create a new folder in Canva called “Q4 Marketing Assets”?
- Respond to a comment in Company History that says “Font is too small” with “Increasing font size”.
- How many pages are there in the Canva document “Employee Engagement Questionnaire”?
- @Canva, please move the “Quarterly Review” submission to the “Executive/Final” folder.
You can check availability of groceries and household items in stores and add items directly to your Instacart shopping cart with Gemini Apps.
Your request can specify “which store you want to shop at and the version of the product you want to add to your cart,” while “the default stored address in Instacart is used to find nearby stores.” Example guidelines include:
I want to do this. Can you add all the ingredients to my Instagram? - Add bananas, oatmeal, almond milk, and protein powder to your Instacart.
- Which stores near me carry vegan cheese?
- Find a good recipe for chicken noodle soup and add all the ingredients to my cart.
You can ask Gemini Apps to find, book, and manage reservations for restaurants on OpenTable. To do this, Gemini Apps uses Reserve with Google to check availability and complete your reservations with OpenTable.
Skills include:
- Check restaurant availability
- Book, change and cancel reservations
- Check your existing reservations
Current guidelines include:
Check availability and reservation
- Check if there is a table for 2 at (Restaurant name) around 19:30 and make a reservation if available.
- I’m in the mood for Mexican food nearby. Find a good one with availability for 3 people in the next hour and book the best option.
- I need to find a restaurant for dinner next Friday that can accommodate 8 people, is a good place for a party, and maybe has steak or seafood. Let me know what’s available after 7pm.
- Book the second restaurant.
- Add this to my Google Calendar and remind me to text the family tomorrow.
Cancel reservations
- What OpenTable reservations do I have for Saturday?
- Can you cancel a dinner reservation?
- I can’t make it to dinner tonight. Please cancel the reservation for me.
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