Gemini Extensions can be accessed when your Android phone is locked – 9to5Google
It took a year from launch, but Gemini on Android is now a much better phone assistant. The latest update lets you access Gemini Extensions from the Android lockscreen.Last Friday, Google made official how “Gemini extensions are now accessible directly from your Android mobile device’s lockscreen.” This includes when long-pressing on the power button or using the “Hey Google” hotword. Users have been noticing this improvement in recent weeks, and it should now be widely available.This means some of your most frequently used interactions with Gemini can now be executed without having to unlock your device.In July, Gemini added a setting to let you get answers to general questions from your Android lockscreen. As of today, that preference is called “Use Gemini without unlocking” under Gemini Settings > Gemini on lock screen. You can:Example prompts, which are more complex, include: Like with Google Assistant in the past, this does not change how “Gemini will still require you to unlock for some actions” that involve personal content from apps, like calendar events.This joins how Google in December rolled out a separate “Make calls and send message without unlocking” setting that you have to enable. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Check out 9to5Google on YouTube for more news:Breaking news for Android. Get the latest on app…Editor-in-chief. Interested in the minutiae of Google and Alphabet. Tips/talk: abner@9to5g.comManage push notifications
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