Summary
Google's Connected Apps Platform gives developers standardised ways to connect services and authorised data with applicable Google products, including the Gemini app and Search. Its preview offers onboarding through Google Connected Console.
Google's Connected Apps Platform provides developers with standardised ways to connect apps and services to applicable Google products, including the Gemini app and Search. Google says users can link a service once and then access authorised account data or take actions through supported products. The platform is in preview, with developers able to apply and use Google Connected Console for onboarding and management.
The platform is a developer integration framework, not a statement that every connected service is already available across Gemini and Search. Google describes two integration routes: remote servers using the Model Context Protocol (MCP), and Android apps exposing functions through AppFunctions.
Two ways to connect services
A developer can use an MCP server to expose tools and authorised data to applicable Google products. MCP is an open standard for connecting software to tools and data; the platform's documentation also describes MCP Apps, which developers can use to build interactive interfaces. Google points developers to an OAuth 2.1 implementation guide for authorising Gemini to interact with their services on a user's behalf.
The second route is Android MCP, which Google identifies with Android's AppFunctions. It lets Android apps make functionality available to intelligent agents and assistants such as the Gemini app. Unlike a remote MCP server, this is a client-side integration: tool execution can take place locally on the Android device. Developers can implement it with the Jetpack AppFunctions SDK.
These routes suit different technical setups. A service may expose functionality through a remote server, while an Android app may make device-local features available through AppFunctions. Google's overview presents both as part of a common platform rather than requiring developers to build a separate integration for every supported Google product.
Preview onboarding and management
During the preview, developers can apply for access and use Google Connected Console to manage tool registration, analyse usage, and handle the connected app's review and publishing process. That gives developers a route to submit and manage integrations; the platform page does not specify a general availability date.
For users, the intended benefit is access to relevant service data and actions within supported Google products after linking an app. For developers, the platform's standard protocols and console are intended to simplify making those capabilities available across Google's ecosystem. Which products can use a particular integration depends on Google's applicable-product support and the integration's review and publishing process.