Google Gemini Integrates OpenTable Canva and Instacart for Direct Task Execution

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Google expanded the Gemini app's ecosystem to include direct connections with OpenTable, Canva, and Instacart. The update shifts the assistant from information retrieval to task execution, allowing users to book reservations and design assets within the chat interface.

Google added OpenTable, Canva, and Instacart to its list of connected apps for the Gemini assistant. This integration allows the model to move beyond simple information retrieval to perform multi-step actions, such as booking restaurant tables, generating design flyers, or facilitating grocery orders directly through these connected apps.

Following the launch of Gemini's Daily Brief, this expansion signals a shift toward agentic AI in consumer assistants. The move echoes Claude's consumer app connections in extending frontier models to real-world services for managing personal logistics.

You can now use these features by enabling the specific app connections within the Gemini settings. Once connected, you can prompt the assistant to handle logistics like restaurant bookings or creative tasks in Canva directly in the chat. These integrations are rolling out to users across the Gemini app and web interface.

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Gemini can now connect to even more apps, including @OpenTable, @Canva, and @Instacart. Whether you're booking a table at a restaurant, creating a flyer, or ordering groceries, Gemini doesn’t just find info, it helps you take action seamlessly with connected apps.

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Google Gemini has expanded its ecosystem to include direct integrations with OpenTable, Canva, and Instacart. These connections allow the AI assistant to interact with these specific third-party platforms to perform real-world tasks like booking restaurant reservations, creating graphic design assets, or ordering groceries directly through the chat interface.

Instead of just searching for information on the web, Gemini uses these app connections to take specific actions within external services. When a user asks to book a table or design a flyer, the assistant communicates with the connected app to execute the request, moving from simple conversation to functional task completion.

You can access these new capabilities by navigating to the settings menu within the Gemini app or web interface and enabling the specific app connections. Once these integrations are toggled on, you can give the assistant natural language instructions that involve those services, such as requesting a restaurant booking.

Google is currently rolling out these connected app features to users across the Gemini mobile app and the web interface. While the announcement confirms that Instacart is part of this expansion, availability may vary as the update reaches different regions and user groups during the initial deployment phase.

Finding info refers to the assistant's ability to summarize search results or answer questions based on its training data. Taking action means the assistant can now execute multi-step logistics, such as finalizing a reservation or generating a file, by directly controlling the tools and services provided by third-party partners.

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