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ZDNET's key takeaways
Claude's mobile app now drafts emails, texts and events.
You get editable templates, but you must review before sending.
Integrations include Google Workplace and third-party connectors.
Anthropic has made it a little easier to communicate and organize plans with other people using Claude, the AI startup's proprietary chatbot.
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The company announced in an X post on Wednesday that all users of the Claude mobile app on iOS and Android can now prompt the chatbot to draft and send emails and text messages and create calendar events. The announcement is somewhat misleading, as Claude can only generate templates of messages and calendar events; users still need to take some key steps.
How to send emails and texts and create events with Claude
After prompting Claude with an overview of the message you'd like to send (including details about the intended recipient), users are presented with the option to open a particular app, like Gmail, Slack, or Messages -- and the chatbot will directly transfer the requested message; they just need to review and click Send.
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