Google Gemini Lock Screen: AI Enhancing Your Daily Routine
Explore the latest enhancements to Google Gemini's lock screen, designed to make artificial intelligence more useful than ever. Get ready to be impressed by its new and powerful features.
Google, the tech titan, is rolling out significant updates to Gemini, its smart assistant. These updates aim to streamline access to your phone’s key features without the need to unlock it.
Access Gemini from the Lock Screen
As recently spotted by 9to5Google, the ability to send messages or make calls from the lock screen using Gemini is being gradually introduced to users. First noticed during a December update, updating the Google app to version 15.50+ should reveal the “Make calls and send messages without unlocking” feature in the Settings app. However, users must ensure that the Gemini extensions for Messages and Phone are activated within Gemini for the functionality to operate.
A Convenient Feature
This feature proves incredibly useful when you’re unable to use both hands or reach your phone to unlock it. It’s especially handy in cold weather, as there’s no need to remove a glove and unlock your screen every time you want to make a call. As a user who has tested this feature, I recommend ensuring your contact names are distinct enough for Gemini to easily find the person you wish to call.
Google Gemini: Evolving Constantly
Google consistently strives to make Gemini one of the top AIs on the market, and it shows. For instance, Gemini Live has made conversing with Gemini much more natural, while the recent introduction of Gemini 2.0 has enhanced the AI’s performance on devices, and even promises the release of new AI agents soon.
It’s worth noting that while Google Gemini offers many advantages, until now, using it required unlocking the phone. This limitation raised questions about the utility of some Gemini features, since performing them manually was just as quick. However, this new messaging capability adds a layer of flexibility to the use of the smart assistant.