Forgetting where you put your keys or passport is a common problem for many. Usually, people rely on their memory or special trackers attached to items to find them. Now, Google is offering a new solution by integrating its Gemini voice assistant with the Find Hub service to remember the location of items that cannot be electronically tracked. The new feature, announced as part of the September Android update, will allow users to save information about the location of items using voice commands. All you'll need to do is tell Gemini where you left, for example, your passport or important documents. For greater clarity, you'll be able to attach a photo of the place where the item is located to the entry. All this information will be stored in the Find Hub app, which is already used to find digital devices. Thus, Google is expanding Find Hub's capabilities beyond tracking electronic gadgets. The service can now become a kind of "digital memory" for ordinary, non-connected items. Users will not only be able to save location information but also ask Gemini at any time where exactly they left a particular item. This could significantly simplify life by eliminating the need to waste time searching for lost items. The feature will be available on smartphones running Android 16 and newer versions. Although implementation details have not yet been disclosed, the very idea of using AI to solve such a mundane task looks very practical. One can only hope that the system will be reliable enough not to fail at the most crucial moment when you urgently need to find a document or item.
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Gemini will help you remember where your passport is, without a tracker
Forgetting where you put your keys or passport is a common problem for many.
Author: Том Рид · Sep 12 min

Category: AI
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