10 Things You Need to Know About Google's Antigravity 2.0 Rebrand

If you opened your Antigravity app this morning and panicked because your conversations disappeared, you're not alone. At Google I/O 2026, the company dropped a massive rebrand—Antigravity 2.0—and along with it, a wave of changes that left many users scrambling. From a new agent-first development platform to a sunsetting deadline for Gemini CLI, here's everything you absolutely need to know.

1. The Big Rebrand: From Cursor Competitor to Agent-First Platform

On May 18, 2026, Google completely reimagined Antigravity. Originally a clone of tools like Cursor, it's now a full-blown agent-first development platform powered by Gemini 3.5 Flash. The brand now covers four distinct products, each serving a different use case. This isn't just a name change—it's a strategic shift toward multi-agent orchestration, background task scheduling, and deep integration with Google's ecosystem like Firebase and Android. If you were using Antigravity as a simple coding assistant, prepare for a much more powerful—and complex—toolset.

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2. Antigravity 2.0 Desktop App: The New Flagship

The centerpiece of the rebrand is the standalone Antigravity 2.0 desktop app. It runs multiple agents in parallel, ships dynamic subagents for parallelized workflows, and can schedule tasks to run in the background. You can export a project from AI Studio on your phone and open it locally with full context intact. Voice command support is also included—you can talk to your agents instead of typing. This app is designed for developers who need heavy orchestration and automation.

3. Antigravity CLI: Replacing Gemini CLI

For terminal lovers, Google rebuilt the command-line tool from scratch in Go. It's called Antigravity CLI, and it uses the same agent harness as the desktop app. The performance is noticeably faster than Gemini CLI. If you currently rely on Gemini CLI, this is your migration target—but you have a hard deadline. To verify your migration, run antigravity --version and then antigravity agent new "refactor the auth module". The transition is straightforward, but you can't delay.

4. Antigravity SDK: Custom Agents for Your Infrastructure

For teams that need custom behavior, Google offers the Antigravity SDK. It lets you build your own agents on top of Google's coding infrastructure, optimized for Gemini models. You define the behaviors and host them wherever you want—Google Cloud, your own servers, or any infrastructure. Custom agent templates are available in AI Studio for enterprise use cases. This opens up enormous flexibility for organizations that need tailored automation without giving up control.

5. The Original IDE Is Still Alive (But Watch Out)

Remember the VS Code-style app from November 2025? That's the Antigravity IDE, and it's still maintained. Many users got hooked on this version. However, it comes with a migration trap: after the 2.0 update, your chat histories might seem lost because they're stored in a different directory. The IDE itself isn't going away, but if you update to the 2.0 app, your old conversation data may be stranded in a backup folder.

6. The Critical Deadline: June 18, 2026

Here's the date you cannot ignore: Gemini CLI sunsets on June 18, 2026 for AI Pro, AI Ultra, and free-tier users. If you're on these tiers, you have exactly 30 days to migrate to Antigravity CLI. Enterprise users on Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise keep access indefinitely, but everyone else must move. After that date, Gemini CLI will stop working, so don't wait until the last minute.

7. Where Did Your Chat History Go?

If you updated to Antigravity 2.0 and your conversations are gone, don't panic—your data is not lost. The migration process created a backup folder that often contains more complete data than the live directory. The issue is that the new app looks for conversations in a different location. Understanding the directory structure (next item) is key to recovery.

8. The Three Directories Under ~/.gemini/

Antigravity 2.0 uses three directories under ~/.gemini/. Here's the breakdown:

~/.gemini/antigravity – Live data for the standalone 2.0 app
~/.gemini/antigravity-ide – Live data for the original IDE
~/.gemini/antigravity-backup – Snapshot created during migration (often more complete)

The backup folder is your friend. It contains a copy of your chats from before the update. You can either copy it into the live directory or create a symlink.

9. How to Recover Your Lost Conversations

To restore your chats, navigate to ~/.gemini/antigravity-backup and copy the contents into ~/.gemini/antigravity. If you're on Linux or macOS, use cp -r ~/.gemini/antigravity-backup/* ~/.gemini/antigravity/ (adjust as needed). Windows users can use File Explorer. After copying, restart the Antigravity desktop app. Your conversations should reappear. If not, check the backup folder for any nested directories—Google stored them by date.

10. What's Next: Voice Commands, Multi-Agent, and More

Antigravity 2.0 is just the beginning. Google has hinted at deeper integration with AI Studio, Firebase, and Android. Voice commands are already live, and multi-agent orchestration will likely get more advanced. The SDK opens the door for third-party agents. Keep an eye on the developer blog for upcoming features. In the meantime, make sure you've migrated before the June 18 deadline and recovered any stranded chat histories.

That's the full rundown. Google's Antigravity is dead—long live Antigravity 2.0. With a clear migration path and robust new features, it's time to embrace the new platform. Just watch that backup directory!

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