Organized? You Can Now Schedule Actions in Google Gemini

If you fancy waking up every day to an AI summary of your emails or calendar courtesy of Google Gemini, that’s now a reality.

Google has rolled out a new set of features for its Gemini app that allow you to proactively schedule actions ahead of time. To give the feature a test drive, simply ask Gemini to perform a task at a specific time via the prompt bar, or ask it to transform a prompt you’re already using into a recurring action. These prompts can then be managed anytime within the Scheduled Actions page in settings.

Google says the new feature can be used for everything from staying informed on your favorite sports team to scheduling one-off tasks, like getting a summary of an award show the day after it airs. Unfortunately, Scheduled Actions is only available to Gemini app users with a Google AI Pro ($19.99 per month) or Ultra subscription ($249.99/month), or a qualifying Google Workspace business or education plan.

But it seems Gemini has been pipped to the post by rival chatbot ChatGPT on this one. OpenAI’s tool has offered users the ability to schedule tasks since January 14, though the features are currently only available to Plus, Pro, and Team subscribers, and they haven’t yet been added for desktop users on Windows devices.

Still, these new features come at an exciting time for Gemini users. The latest version of Google Gemini now boasts very deep integrations with Google Workspace, allowing it to access and process data from everything from Gmail to Google Chrome to Google Photos, with its ability to analyze over a decade of personal emails even freaking out one PCMag writer.

But cross-app integration isn’t the only big news that Google has been able to share about the Gemini ecosystem as of late. Last month, Google showcased plans to roll out Gemini to new devices far beyond the traditional realm of smartphones and laptops, announcing plans to bring the AI assistant to cars, TVs, and extended-reality headsets in the near future—though users on other Google OSes like Wear OS and Android Auto may expect a slightly different Gemini experience.

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