Gemini can now call businesses for you so you don’t have to wait on hold
What's happening
Google is testing a Gemini feature that can call local businesses on your behalf, rolling out as an "early experiment" to Pixel 11 owners in the U.S. who subscribe to Gemini. The demo use cases include making reservations, checking if a product is in stock, and rescheduling appointments. Google says you do not even need to start the call yourself for Gemini to handle it. The feature is described as part of broader Gemini developments, alongside updates like Live Avatar in Gemini 3.8 and ongoing work toward Gemini 4.
Why it's trending
Because Google is expanding Gemini from chat and avatars into real-world tasks, starting with a limited Pixel 11 subscriber test in the U.S.
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Putting Gemini on the phone might save you hold time, but it hands a subscription-paid bot the keys to your real-world errands, are we trading convenience for control?
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- Google Gemini can present cartoon or lifelike avatars to lip-sync generative chatter
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The RegisterSep 24 - Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar gives Google’s AI a face
Google's new Gemini 3.8 Live update lets users have conversations with the model while watching an animated AI persona respond in real time. The "Live Avatar" will lip-sync and show different facial expressions during conversations, but it's currently only available to Gemini Enterprise customers. As noted by Google, Live Avatar can transition between the 97 […]
The Verge AISep 24 - Why is gemini so dumb?
I've been using Google AI Plus mainly because of the storage, since I share the family plan with five friends and we had run out of space to store more photos and documents. I didn't know it also came with benefits for Gemini and Google Notebook, so I started using Gemini for various things, mainly searching for information from academic papers for assignments, as well as summarizing and studying
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