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Gemini’s new Google Play Store integration lets you chat to find Android apps, games - 9to5Google

Gemini just got computer control. Google Play Store integration is live—agents can now find and install apps for you.

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Why it matters

Google is shipping agent capabilities into consumer products at scale. Gemini 3.5 Flash's computer use feature moves AI agents from research demos to real-world deployment across Android ecosystems, signaling a major shift in how users will interact with app discovery and device automation.

The key facts

5 to know
  1. Gemini 3.5 Flash now includes computer use capability

  2. Google Play Store integration enables chat-based app discovery

  3. Agents can operate across platforms

  4. Security concerns already emerging (hackers targeting AI agents)

  5. Feature deployed to production, not beta/pilot

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Publisher excerpt: Gemini’s new Google Play Store integration lets you chat to find Android apps, games 9to5Google Introducing computer use in Gemini 3.5 Flash blog.google Google Gemini Can Now Control Your Computer. Hackers Are Already Targeting AI Agents Search Engine Journal Google's Gemini 3.5 Flash can now build…
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