Gemini is getting support for more artificial intelligence (AI) functionalities in Gmail. On Wednesday, Google announced the integration of the Google Calendar app with its native AI model Gemini. This way, eligible users can use Gemini within Gmail to ask calendar-based questions of users. This feature is available to Google Workspace users who have one of the Gemini add-ons. This feature is currently available only 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 gets Google Calendar integration in Gmail
In a blog post, the tech giant explained in detail about the new feature. Gmail already has many Google apps integrated with the mail client. Google Calendar is one of them. Users can use calendar integration to add tasks on a future date, schedule meetings, and check coworkers’ plans for the day.
Now, the tech giant is rolling out integration of Gemini into the Calendar app available on the side panel of Gmail. With this, users can tap on the ‘Ask Gemini’ icon present on the top right corner of Gmail’s web interface and ask a number of questions that require calendar functionality.
Gemini in Gmail integrates with Google Calendar
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For example, users can ask about their upcoming calendar events or ask Gemini to create a one-time and repeating calendar event. Highlighting an example, the post said that users can ask Gemini to “make a [30 min] calendar events for my weekly [yoga class] Everyone [Monday and Wednesday] But [9 AM]”, and the AI will add it instantly.
However, there are many limitations to what AI can currently do. Gemini can’t add or remove guests to an event, create an event by extracting information from an email, extract attachments from a calendar event, or add or manage meeting rooms. Moreover, AI tools cannot even perform complex tasks like finding the best time to meet another person in the organization.
Specifically, Google Calendar integration for Gemini in Gmail is available to Workspace users with the Gemini Business, Gemini Enterprise, Gemini Education, Gemini Education Premium, or Google One AI Premium add-on.
