Google is expanding the workspace capabilities of its Gemini assistant by rolling out 14 new connected apps, enabling users to hook services like Adobe, Airtable, Experian, and Peloton directly into AI conversations using simple "@" mentions. However, what initially looks like a major productivity update comes with steep geographic barriers and surprising data privacy catches that every user should understand before linking their accounts.
According to Google's official availability tables, 10 of the 14 new extensions are restricted strictly to users residing inside the United States. International users outside the US receive access to just three global integrations: Adobe, monday.com, and Wispr AI. Furthermore, all 14 extensions are locked exclusively to English-language prompts and require users to be at least 18 years old.
A Heavy Regional Split for Workspace Tools
The new app extensions allow Gemini to interact directly with external software ecosystems. In the US, users can leverage Experian to check credit updates, Peloton to generate custom fitness plans, or Airtable to adjust database records inside a chat window. Outside the US, the rollout is far more modest. India receives exclusive access to Zoho, while the rest of the world is left with Adobe, monday.com, and Wispr AI.
Despite the trimmed global selection, the Adobe integration brings useful creative workflows. Users can invoke Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Express, and Firefly within Gemini to perform quick photo edits or image generation, provided they link a free or paid Adobe account. Project management platform monday.com allows teams to track pipelines and leads across personal, work, or school Google accounts, while Wispr AI enables voice note search and meeting summaries for personal Google account holders.
The Keep Activity Prerequisite and Privacy Traps
Enabling these integrations requires navigating specific account settings. Google mandates that Keep Activity must remain toggled on for connected apps to work across gemini.google.com, iOS devices, or smartwatches. Toggling this setting off disables connected apps everywhere except on Android devices, where core phone functions like Messages, Phone, and WhatsApp remain active.
The biggest catch lies in how Gemini handles personal data once an app is linked. Whenever Gemini pulls information from a service like Adobe or monday.com, that data is recorded and stored inside your Gemini Apps Activity history. Google notes that human reviewers may analyze portions of this data to train and improve its AI models.
The Permanent Data Disconnect Dilemma
Crucially, disconnecting an app from Gemini does not perform a clean slate cleanup. According to Google's privacy policy, disconnecting a connected app or deleting files inside the external service does not automatically remove data previously logged to your Gemini Apps Activity history.
The inverse is equally true. Clearing your Gemini chat history or deleting your Gemini activity logs does not scrub the data that Gemini previously transmitted to third-party app providers like Adobe or Peloton. Those external vendors retain shared data under their own independent privacy policies. Users seeking a complete data cleanup must manually delete matching log entries inside their Google account and separately purge their activity within each third-party platform.
