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Gemini Live now works with Calendar, Maps, Keep, and Tasks.
Update is rolling out to most Android and iOS users.
It can add events, guide routes, and manage lists or notes.
In May of this year, Google debuted Gemini Live with screen sharing and camera access for Android. Google has been slowly integrating the feature, which lets you ask Gemini about anything on your screen (or that you can see with your camera), into its suite of apps since June.
Gemini Live is getting a little more useful this week, as it's officially rolling out for Calendar, Keep, Maps, and Tasks apps.
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First noticed by 9to5Google, most users are now seeing Google's real-time AI voice assistant across new apps. You can tell if the update has hit your device by opening the Gemini app, tapping the Live button in the bottom right corner, and looking directly above the Live controls.
If you have the capability, you'll see small chips for the connected apps when Gemini Live is accessing them.
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