Google Gemini Desktop to Get Full Access for Files, Apps and Computer Control
Brief
Google is reportedly testing a hidden Gemini Desktop setting that could give its AI agent broad control over a Mac, including access to files outside connected folders, interaction with native applications, and network connections without prompting for every action.
The capability remains unreleased, and Google has not publicly confirmed a rollout schedule or the model that will power it. The feature was spotted in a recent Gemini Desktop build under a hidden setting called “Additional sandbox options.”
Its warning dialog indicates that enabling the option would expand Gemini’s operating permissions beyond the desktop app’s existing, more limited sandbox.
Google Gemini Desktop to Get Full Access
According to TestingCatalog, Gemini could be permitted to read, create, modify, and delete files anywhere on a Mac.