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Google announced a new Gemini-powered feature in Gmail called “Help me schedule”.

Here's how it works:

When you're responding to an email about finding a time to meet, Gmail detects the intent and shows a Help me schedule button in the toolbar. Select it, and Gemini suggests meeting times based on your Google Calendar and the context of the email. The time suggestions are added directly to your reply, so the other person can choose what works best.

Once they pick a time, a Calendar invite is automatically created for everyone. Learn more about this update on the Workspace Updates blog.

I was recently asked if Gemini could help find cheaper car insurance. I use Google Gemini for everything but hadn’t tried that use case yet. Here is a recap of my testing.

The test:

I uploaded a PDF of my current policy that included my monthly price and policy details and asked a few follow-up questions.

My prompt:

This is my insurance. Please take a look at ways that I can save money per month on car insurance. Also, tell me other companies that might give me a good deal based on my current policy. I want to pay less per month.

Outcome:

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Android Device Manger has been a way to keep up with your devices if they are lost or stolen. It’s getting a big update.

The key difference between the new Find My Device network and the traditional Android Device Manager is the ability to locate devices and compatible accessories even when they are offline.

Here's a breakdown:

• Traditional Android Device Manager (and current online Find My Device): Relied on the device being connected to the internet (Wi-Fi or mobile data) to communicate its location. If the device was off or had no internet connection, it was essentially untraceable.

• New Find My Device Network: Leverages a crowdsourced network of over a billion Android devices. Even if your device or compatible accessory is offline, it constantly emits a Bluetooth beacon. Other Android devices in the network that come within Bluetooth range of your lost item can anonymously and securely report its locati…

In this video, I show how I used Google Gemini built into Google Sheets to quickly create a column of Days based on Dates in Google Sheets.