To use Gemini AI as a personal assistant, you should integrate it into your daily workflow. Those who are not familiar with Gemini, Google Gemini is a family of multimodal AI models created by search giant Google. It can process and combine text, images, audio, video, and code. It is Google’s new generative AI interface and has replaced previous tools such as Bard, integrating across the Google ecosystem. Gemini can process both visual and auditory information.
Gemini can work like a smart AI secretary for your daily life, productivity, and even technical projects. Gemini can connects directly to Google Workspace (Gmail, Docs, Drive), summarizing emails, finding files, or drafting content based on user documents. On Android and iOS, Gemini can replace Google Assistant, allowing users to set alarms, make calls, and control smart home devices. Gemini has a feature Deep Research, which enable you to browse numerous websites to create comprehensive reports.
You can access Google Gemini in different ways. You can access Gemini through www.gemini.google.com on any web browser. On mobile devices, download the Gemini app on Android or access it via the Google app on iOS. Then connect your Google apps with Gemini and set permissions for Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, and Google Keep. This allows Gemini to read emails, schedule meetings, summarize documents and create notes on Google keep. To do this, go to Gemini Settings and turn on extensions for Gmail, Google Calendar, Drive, Keep, and Tasks. Ensure “Smart features and personalization” is on in your Gmail settings, otherwise, Gemini cannot access your inbox.
Use Gemini to:
- Email Management: Use the @Gmail tag to summarize unread messages, find specific details, or draft context-aware replies.
- Scheduling: Schedule meetings or use the “@Calendar” tag to check for conflicts and block out “focus time”.
- Task & Note Organization: Add items to your Google Tasks list or create grocery lists in Google Keep by saying, “Add [item] to my shopping list”.
- Proactive Planning: Leverage Deep Research for comprehensive trip itineraries or use Gems to create a custom “Career Coach” or “Chef” assistant that remembers your specific preferences and constraints.
- Contextual Assistance: On mobile, use AI on Google Search to “Ask about this screen” to summarize articles or extract information from images, such as creating a calendar event directly from a photo of a concert flyer.
For getting optimal results, provide clear context in prompts.
