Gemini Omni accepts video, audio, images, and text as input and generates video as output. It's Google's newest model, released in May alongside Gemini 3.5 at I/O 2026, and it represents the company's most capable multimodal release yet - where multimodal means the model can process different types of media, not just text.
Gemini 3.5 is the other major model. It's designed for agentic workflows, meaning it can take a goal, break it into steps, and use multiple apps to complete it without you manually managing each step. Google says it also ships with dedicated coding capabilities.
Googlebook and Fitbit Air
On hardware, Google announced the Googlebook - a certification program for laptops built around Gemini integration, not a single Google-made device. Hardware partners include Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo. Each Googlebook features a Magic Pointer for contextual suggestions, custom widgets, and cross-device syncing. The Fitbit Air also launched: the smallest tracker in the lineup, with heart rhythm monitoring and AFib alerts, SpO2 readings, resting heart rate variability, and sleep staging. It supports Android 11+ and iOS 16.4+.
Search, Android, and Research
Several other updates came out of May: an updated Gemini App with personalized daily briefs and proactive scheduling help; Android Halo, a new phone interface layer for monitoring AI agents; a Universal Cart consolidating shopping across Search, Gemini, YouTube, and Gmail; and AI-generated content detection tools across Search, Chrome, Pixel, and Cloud.
On the research side, AlphaEvolve - DeepMind's scientific optimization system - is now being applied to supply chain problems, chip design, molecular systems, and electrical grids. Google also committed $10 million to REPLIQA, a five-university program combining quantum science and AI for life sciences research.
Google's full May 2026 recap is on their blog.