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Google Adds Instacart Canva and YouTube Links to AI Mode
Google announced Thursday that users in the United States can now connect accounts with Instacart, Canva, and YouTube inside AI Mode. The update lets users complete tasks such as adding groceries to carts, viewing design templates, and saving playlists directly from the conversational search tool.
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Google announced on Thursday that users can now link and interact with Instacart, Canva, and YouTube directly in AI Mode. The integrations allow account holders to add grocery-list ingredients to an Instacart shopping cart and complete checkout, request design templates such as flyers from Canva, and curate playlists that save instantly to YouTube Music.
TechCrunch reported that the update is rolling out to users in the United States.
Google stated it is working with additional partners and plans to add support for more apps. The new capability builds on an earlier integration Google launched at its I/O developer conference in 2025 that connected third-party apps to the Gemini app. Apps already supported through that system include Canva, OpenTable, Spark, and Instacart.
Since AI Mode launched in early 2025, Google has added several other features. These include checking whether an item is in stock at a nearby store, exploring the web side-by-side with AI Mode while preserving search context, and accessing Gmail and Google Photos through a Personal Intelligence function for individualized responses.
