Build your own mini apps in Google Search
Summary
Google Search now lets users build stateful mini-apps directly in search results using AI, connecting personal data from Gmail, Photos, and Calendar to create dynamic tools like weekend planners that sync with real-time information—rolling out to subscribers in coming months.
Key Takeaways
- Search now proactively suggests building custom experiences rather than just returning information, shifting from passive consumption to active tool creation within search results.
- Personal Intelligence integration enables AI to reference multiple data sources (Gmail receipts, calendar, photos) simultaneously to personalize suggestions and experiences on-the-fly.
- Built mini-apps maintain real-time synchronization—the planner automatically blocks calendar time, pulls live weather data, and fetches restaurant reservations with Maps integration.
- Users can dynamically modify stateful experiences through natural language input, and the AI recalculates components, fetches updated information, and reorganizes layouts instantly.
- Product rollout strategy targets Google subscribers first before broader availability, suggesting enterprise/premium positioning for this custom app-building capability.
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Transcript Excerpt
So Search now has the ability to help you create entire custom stateful experiences. Tools trackers dashboards. I think of these sort of like building my own little mini apps with Search, and I've been making a ton of them. And so here's a search I actually just did about fun things to do with my family this weekend. And of course, you get a great, great response here from AI Mode. But here's something new. Search proactively offers to build a weekend planner for me, And here Search is thinking about the right components to build, not just what information to fetch but the best way to present it. And I've chosen to securely connect Gmail, photos, and Calendar, so it's using Personal Intelligence to make my suggestions even more helpful. That means referencing Gmail receipts, calendar, and …