{
  "id": 14122312,
  "title": "Gemini ‘Task’ redesign integrates Spark into the main chat app",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/gemini-task-redesign-integrates-spark-into-the-main-chat-app",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-13T04:42:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Google",
    "slug": "9to5google",
    "url": "https://9to5google.com/2026/10/12/gemini-spark-task-redesign/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google has revamped its Gemini chat app by integrating Spark, its personal agent, into the main interface. The new design introduces \"Chat\" and \"Task\" buttons above the prompt box, consolidating Spark tasks within the overall chat experience. These tasks now have a dedicated \"Scheduled\" page, showing active, paused, completed, and suggested tasks. The traditional \"Recents\" list has been replaced with a unified history of chats and Spark tasks, filtered by All, Ready, Needs attention, and In progress. The \"Spark\" branding is being phased out, as evidenced by renamed settings like \"Task settings\" in the account menu. This update, currently only on Android, aims to make Gemini Spark more accessible and integrated, requiring an AI Pro or AI Ultra subscription.",
  "summary": "In addition to revamping settings and the navigation drawer , Google is combining its Spark personal agent with the main Gemini chat experience. more…",
  "key_points": [
    "Google integrates Spark into Gemini chat app's main interface",
    "Dedicated Scheduled page for Spark tasks with status filters",
    "Spark branding phased out, replaced by unified chat history"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}