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Google's Gemini Now Makes Calls For You: Meet 'Call for Me'
- •Google is testing a new Gemini feature, "Call for Me," enabling the AI to make phone calls to businesses and handle conversations on users' behalf.
- •Initially available to Pixel 11 owners in the US with a Gemini subscription and the beta Google Phone app, this feature expands AI assistant capabilities.
- •Gemini can perform tasks like checking product availability, making reservations, rescheduling appointments, and navigating automated phone menus.
- •The AI can share authorized personal information during calls and users can monitor conversations via live transcripts, taking control at any time.
- •This builds on Google's previous AI calling tools, with a cautious rollout to refine the technology before wider availability.
Key Questions Answered
The 'Call for Me' feature is an experimental tool that allows Gemini to make phone calls to businesses on behalf of users, handle conversations, work through phone menus, and stay on hold. It can check product availability, make reservations, or reschedule appointments while users monitor the live transcript.
The feature is initially available as an experiment for Pixel 11 owners in the United States who have a Gemini subscription. Users also need to install the beta version of Google's Phone app for Android.
Yes, a key capability of the feature is that Gemini can share personal information that the user has specifically authorized it to provide during the conversation. This allows the assistant to handle a broader range of requests, though users can also intervene and take control of the call at any time.
