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What changedGoogle’s experimental Gemini feature for calling businesses is called “Call for Me”, according to Sarah Perez at TechCrunch. The feature is initially being tested with Pixel 11 users in the US who have a Gemini subscription.
That name makes the proposed use clearer than the earlier description alone. Gemini would place calls to businesses on a user’s behalf, putting the assistant into the customer-service queue rather than merely helping someone prepare what to say. Hold music, it seems, is being promoted to an AI problem.
The report still describes a test, not a confirmed broad launch. The supplied evidence does not establish which businesses or call types are supported, how users take over when a conversation becomes complicated, or how reliably Gemini handles menus and requests.
Sources and evidence- Google is testing Call for Me, which lets Gemini call businesses on behalf of users, initially for Pixel 11 users with a Gemini subscription in the US (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch): TechCrunch reports that Google is testing Gemini’s Call for Me feature, initially for US Pixel 11 users with a Gemini subscription, allowing Gemini to call businesses on their behalf.
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