- Following the wide Utilities rollout yesterday, Google is rolling out the Messages, Phone, and WhatsApp Gemini Extensions. These integrations were announced in late October.
- @Messages will “use your phone’s default messaging app to send messages,” while also helping you compose and edit/rewrite them. Available prompts include:
- Send a message to [contact name].
- Text [contact name] [message].
- Ask [contact name] [question].
- Call your contacts & phone numbers
- I need to talk to [contacts name]. Can you call them?
- Call [contact first name]’s [mobile, home, work] number
- Call [contact full name]
- Can you call [phone number]
- Call a business or organization
- Call the closest [cuisine] restaurant
- Call [business with multiple locations]
- After Gemini’s response: The one on [street name]
- Call [business or organization name]
- Call my district representative
- Can you call the nearest hospital
- Make a call
- I need to talk to [contacts name]. Can you call them on WhatsApp?
- Call [contact first name]’s [mobile, home, work] number with WhatsApp.
- @WhatsApp call [contact full name].
- Can you call [phone number] on WhatsApp?
- Send a message
- Send a WhatsApp message to [contact name].
- Text [contact name] [message] on WhatsApp.
- Ask [contact name] [question] on WhatsApp.
Gemini has been available as a Google Assistant replacement for a while now. At first, Gemini wasn’t an especially helpful assistant because it lacked many required features, but Google has been slowly rolling out new features to help round out Gemini.
As reported on 9to5Google, the most recent feature rollout includes the ability for Gemini to make calls and send messages without unlocking your phone. Without this new feature enabled, when you attempt to make a call or send a message through Gemini, you’ll be greeted with the “Please unlock to continue” warning.
With the feature enabled, Gemini can complete the request without you having to unlock your phone’s screen.
On my Pixel 9 Pro with Android 15 and the Google app version 15.47.29, the feature is still missing. Turns out the feature is available for version 15.48 of the Google app; until you have that version on the phone, you’ll still have to unlock your device before placing a call or sending a message using Gemini.