Gemini can now call businesses for you so you don’t have to wait on hold
Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews on hardware, gaming, and AI.Google’s launching an “early experiment” feature on Pixel 11 that lets users delegate local business calls to Gemini, like making a reservation, checking if a product is in stock, or rescheduling an appointment. According to Google, you don’t even need to start the call to have Gemini handle it for you:Instead of dialing yourself, just tell Gemini to call on your behalf using the Gemini app on your Pixel. Gemini will call the business, introduce itself, navigate automated phone menus, wait on hold, and handle the conversation with the person on the other end.
- ▪Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews on hardware, gaming, and AI.Google’s launching an “early experiment” feature on Pixel 11 that lets users delegate local business calls to Gemini, like making a reservation, checking
- ▪According to Google, you don’t even need to start the call to have Gemini handle it for you:Instead of dialing yourself, just tell Gemini to call on your behalf using the Gemini app on your Pixel.
- ▪Gemini will call the business, introduce itself, navigate automated phone menus, wait on hold, and handle the conversation with the person on the other end.
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