Google Lets U.S. Developers Try a New Way to Connect Apps to AI

Google has opened its Connected Apps Platform in beta, an early test version, to U.S. developers who join a waitlist. Businesses link apps to AI features in Search and Gemini, Google's chatbot, using an online connector called an MCP server or Android's AppFunctions tools. Developers register, test and submit apps through Google Connected Console, picking Search, Gemini, or both.