Gemini in Gmail supports more artificial intelligence (AI) features. On Wednesday, Google announced the integration of the Google Calendar app with its native Gemini AI model. This way, eligible users can use Gemini in Gmail to ask calendar-based queries to users. The feature is available to Google Workspace users who have one of the Gemini add-ons. This feature is currently only available on the web. Notably, last month, the Mountain View-based tech giant expanded AI-powered “Help Me Write” and “Polish” features to the web.
Gemini in Gmail gets Google Calendar integration
In a blog postthe tech giant detailed the new feature. Gmail already has several Google apps built into the email client. Google Calendar is one of them. Users can use calendar integration to add tasks at a later date, schedule meetings, and check their colleagues’ daily schedules.
Today, the tech giant is rolling out Gemini integration with the Calendar app available on the Gmail side panel. With this, users can tap on the “Ask Gemini” icon present at the top right corner of the Gmail web interface and ask multiple queries that require the Calendar functionality.
Gemini in Gmail is integrated with Google Calendar
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For example, users can ask about their own upcoming calendar events or ask Gemini to create a single, repeating calendar event. Highlighting an example, the post says users can ask Gemini to “Create a [30 min] calendar event for my weekly [yoga class] each [Monday and Wednesday] has [9 AM]”, and the AI will add it immediately.
However, there are several limits to what AI can currently do. Gemini cannot add or remove guests to events, create events by extracting information from an email, extract attachments from calendar events, or add or manage meeting rooms. Additionally, the AI tool also cannot perform complex tasks such as finding the best time to meet another person in the organization.
Notably, the Google Calendar for Gemini integration in Gmail is available for Workspace users with Gemini Business, Gemini Enterprise, Gemini Education, Gemini Education Premium, or Google One AI Premium add-ons.
