Google brings Gemini skills and connected apps into one menu
By Automate Basics, written with AI from Google's original
Google has added a Customize menu to the Gemini app, bringing skills and connected apps into one place. People using Gemini for work can use it to manage response preferences and connections to other services.
What changed in Gemini
Google says the Gemini app now brings skills and connected apps into one Customize area. Users can set preferences for how Gemini responds and choose which services to connect. Skills can help maintain a preferred writing voice or a consistent format for recurring work.
The same area lets users find connections to Google apps and more than 40 external services. Google says users choose which apps to connect, can review their permissions and can disconnect them later. For someone who regularly gives Gemini the same writing or formatting instructions, the main change is having a place to manage those preferences alongside app connections.
Who can use Gemini's Customize menu?
Google says the Customize menu is rolling out across Gemini on the web, mobile devices, Windows and macOS. It is available across user tiers, including organizational Google Workspace accounts, Workspace Individual subscriptions and personal Google Accounts. Google has not stated a separate price for the feature.
Access to the menu does not mean every connected app is available everywhere. Google says most app connections currently work in English in the U.S., while some are available in other English-speaking regions, Brazil and India. At work, administrators can review and manage Gemini's connected apps and third-party integrations through the Admin console. Check which connections your organization permits before planning a workflow around one.
How do I try it at work?
A recurring draft with an agreed tone and layout is a sensible first task for Gemini's Customize menu. Google says users can open Gemini's left navigation menu and select Customize to add skills, browse apps and manage connected services. Start with a writing preference you often repeat, such as a preferred tone or response structure.
Check the resulting draft against the format you asked for, and review its content before sharing it. If the task calls for a connected service, check the permissions and whether your workplace allows that connection. Google says users can review permissions and disconnect apps later. A skill or app connection does not remove the need to check Gemini's output.
Frequently asked questions
Does the Customize menu cost extra?
Google has not announced a separate price for the Gemini Customize menu. The company says it is available across user tiers, including Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual subscribers and people with personal Google Accounts. The announcement does not give pricing details for connected services.
Can I connect any app to Gemini?
Google says Gemini offers connections to Google apps and more than 40 external services, but availability varies by region. Most connected apps currently work in English in the U.S. Workplace administrators can also manage connected apps and third-party integrations, so check what your organization permits.
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Source: An easier way to customize how Gemini works for you, Google, 21 Oct 2026.