Key Facts

• The author tested Gemini extensions with his limited smart home setup, which includes smart bulbs, Xiaomi Wi-Fi extenders, an air purifier, and Google TV-powered TCL TVs, and found Gemini's smarter chatbot features and fluid, multistep actions using natural language to be useful.
• Gemini's integration with Google Workspace apps, such as Gmail, Sheets, and Calendar, helps the author filter out important messages, surface time-sensitive deadlines, and transfer data across apps, although he wishes for granular control for each individual service.
• The author finds the Utilities extension to be an important implementation, allowing him to use basic voice gestures for quick tasks, such as triggering the shutter when taking pictures or videos, and handling complex requests like stacking multiple timers simultaneously.
• Gemini supports third-party applications, including Samsung Gallery, Samsung Calendar, Samsung Notes, and Samsung Reminder, with individual toggles for each service, making it a welcome feature for Galaxy users who use Google's cross-platform services.
• The author disabled Gemini extensions for YouTube and YouTube Music, finding the video integration not useful, and also kept it disabled for Messages, as he found the AI features clumsy and ineffective for casual, day-to-day chats with family and contacts.