Google made over 20 announcements at I/O 2026. A good chunk of those features are US-only at launch, and the keynote did not always make that clear. This article cuts through everything and tells you exactly what you can open your phone and use today, what you need to pay for, what is coming your way soon, and what is simply off the table for now.
What you can use right now, for free
1. Gemini 3.5 Flash
Gemini 3.5 Flash is now the default model powering Google Search’s AI Mode and the Gemini app. Google confirmed this is a global rollout, so you are already using it every time you open Search or the Gemini app. You do not need to do anything to turn it on.
Google says it performs at the level of much larger models on coding and other complex tasks, while being faster than its predecessor.
