Gemini Spark gets Workspace upgrades as Google teases AI Pro access soon
9to5 Google 2026-07-15 19:36:53
Context: Google has rolled out a series of new features for Gemini Spark, a personal agent that integrates with Google Workspace apps. The updates aim to enhance the performance, functionality, and user experience of Gemini Spark. These upgrades come two weeks after the last update.
Key Facts
- Gemini Spark is now over 50% faster, with Google emphasizing that long-running tasks will no longer take as long to complete.
- The personal agent can now open and edit Google Docs directly, expanding its capabilities within Google Workspace apps.
- Enhanced notifications provide more details whenever input is needed, and mobile notifications for a task will be stopped if the user is actively present in that task's thread in the Gemini web app.
- Smarter sourcing allows Spark to retrieve and review sources in parallel for faster processing when dealing with complex tasks.
- Gemini Spark is now rolling out to Google AI Ultra subscribers in regions where Gemini Apps are supported, except in the European Economic Area, Nigeria, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.