Gemini Spark moves into the main chat app as a 'Task' button
Google is folding Gemini Spark, its 24/7 personal agent announced at I/O 2026, into the main Gemini chat experience. The redesigned home screen adds “Chat” and “Task” buttons above the prompt box, with “Task” being the former Spark; an in-app note calls it “a new home for Spark: Start new tasks anytime and keep track of them in your chats.” The old Recents list becomes All, combining chats and tasks into one history with filters for All, Ready, Needs attention and In progress, while a new Scheduled page groups tasks by Active, Paused, Completed and Suggested. Spark branding is being downplayed — the account menu item “Gemini Spark Settings” is now just “Task settings,” and the feature requires an AI Pro or AI Ultra subscription.
Putting an always-on personal agent next to the prompt box suggests Google wants task automation to become Gemini's default way of working rather than a separate feature.