{
  "id": 807599,
  "title": "Gemini wants to turn your boring spreadsheets into interactive ones",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/gemini-wants-to-turn-your-boring-spreadsheets-into-interactive-ones",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-13T21:03:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/google-sheets-gemini-canvas-3698582/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google Sheets is introducing a new Canvas feature powered by Gemini, designed to transform simple spreadsheets into interactive mini-apps. This new feature requires no coding or formula knowledge from the user. The canvas remains linked to the original Google Sheet, allowing users to customize its layout, design, and functionality. The feature's introduction comes as Google Sheets has evolved from a basic web application into a widely-used productivity tool over the past two decades. Gemini's intelligence enables Google Sheets to become more versatile with this new capability.",
  "summary": "One prompt at a time.",
  "key_points": [
    "Google Sheets adds Canvas feature with Gemini",
    "Users can create interactive mini-apps without coding",
    "Feature links to original spreadsheet for customization"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Android Police",
        "title": "Gemini now turns your messy spreadsheets into interactive mini-apps",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/gemini-now-turns-your-messy-spreadsheets-into-interactive-mini-apps",
        "published": "2026-08-14T06:24:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}