How to Use Google Gemini?

USA Gemini, Google's AI chatbot, offers all the same features you'd expect from any USA AI chatbot: it can browse the web, conduct in-depth research, analyze and visualize data, generate AI images and videos—you name it, it can do it. 

But, for my USA money, the best thing about USA Gemini is that it integrates deeply with other Google products. Want to search your USA Gmail file jungle with one prompt? Or summarize files inside your Google Drive? You can do it all without leaving your USA Gemini chat. 

Here's everything you need to know about how to use Gemini. 

Note: Gemini is also the name of USA Google's family of AI models, which powers Gemini the USA AI chatbot (it's confusing, I know). Here, I'm only talking about the chatbot.

What is Google Gemini?

Google Gemini is an AI chatbot built by Google that can understand and generate text while also natively understanding, operating on, and combining other kinds of information, such as images, audio, videos, and code. 

In practice, this means it can do things like:

  • Hold a voice or text-based conversation with you about virtually any topic

  • Generate text for any occasion—for example, poetry, blog posts, and emails 

  • Brainstorm ideas

  • Generate images and videos (and tweak them based on your requests)

  • Search the internet for current information

  • Analyze images and data 

  • Create charts and graphs based on your inputs

  • Translate natural language or design mockups to code

  • Interact with your computer and take basic actions on your behalf

And practically anything else you'd imagine a multimodal chatbot trained on the entirety of the internet might be able to do.

How to use Gemini on the web or mobile app

Here's the short version of how to use Google Gemini: 

  1. Go to gemini.google.com and log in with your Google account or sign up (it's free). 

  2. Choose the AI model you want to use.

  3. Enter your text, image, or audio prompt in the message box on the Gemini home page.

  4. Once Gemini spits out a response, you have a handful of options: 

    • Edit your original prompt.

    • Enter (or say) a new prompt.

    • Like or dislike the response. 

    • Ask Gemini to redo its response.

    • Share the response.

    • Copy the response.

    • Fact-check Gemini's response.

    • Listen to the response.

    • Review different versions of Gemini's response.

Now let's take a closer look at the finer details of using Gemini. 

Log in to Gemini

To get started, go to gemini.google.com, and click Sign in. Follow the prompts to sign in with your Google account (or create an account if you don't already have one). Note: If you're using a work or school Google account, your workspace administrator may have disabled access to Gemini. So if you can't access it, that's probably why. You can prompt Gemini in a few ways (some features may be limited to only the web or mobile app).

  • Type your AI prompt in the text box, and press Enter (or click the Submit icon, which looks like a paper plane). 

  • Use Deep Research in Gemini to get it to comb through hundreds of online sources and files to give you a comprehensive response, complete with cited sources to verify its claims. To do this, click Tools in the message bar, select Deep Research, and enter your prompt.

  • Create a separate canvas. If you want Gemini to output its response into its own document of sorts, click Tools, and then select Canvas. That will open up a new canvas, and you can work on the response in detail.

  • Generate or edit an image by clicking Tools, selecting Create images, and entering your AI art prompt.

  • Talk to Gemini by pressing the microphone icon to enter your prompt using speech-to-text. If you're using the mobile app, you can also tap the Gemini Live icon, which looks like a star floating above three vertical bars, to chat back and forth with Gemini.

  • Upload an image by clicking the Add files icon in the message bar (it looks like a plus sign), uploading the image you want to share, and entering your accompanying prompt. You can also drag and drop the image from your computer into the message bar.

Interact with Gemini's responses

In a matter of seconds, Gemini will generate a reply in an easy-to-scan format. From here, you have a number of options. 

  1. Edit your original prompt. Hover over the prompt and click the Edit message icon that appears (it looks like a pencil). Edit your prompt, and then click Submit.

  2. Enter (or say) a new prompt. Ask Gemini to modify its response. Gemini will refer back to whatever you discussed before and then use that to inform its response, so you don't have to repeat yourself.

  3. Like or dislike the response. Gemini relies on real-world feedback to improve the quality of its responses. If the response was helpful, click the Good response icon, which looks like a thumbs-up. If it was inaccurate or unhelpful, click the Bad response icon, which looks like a thumbs-down.

  4. Get a new response. If the response isn't quite what you're looking for, and you want to use the same prompt, click the Redo icon below the most recent response.

  5. Share the response. If you want to share Gemini's answer, click the Share & export icon, and then select Share conversation.

  6. When the person you shared the link with opens the chat, they can even pick up where you left off. Note: If you upload an image to your chat and then share the entire chat, the image will be visible and downloadable by anyone who has access to that conversation.

  7. Copy the response. If you want to share only a specific response—not the entire conversation—click the Copy response icon under the message you want to copy. Then share it as you normally would.

  8. Fact-check the response. If you want to double-check Gemini's sources and their veracity (and I highly recommend that you do, given AI's tendency to make stuff up), click the More icon, which looks like three dots stacked vertically (⋮), and then click Double-check the response. Click any highlighted statement to learn more from related Google Search queries.

Imagine having instant, helpful support available right when you want it. That’s Gemini. 

Let’s be honest: We could all use a little help simplifying our lives and getting more productive. Gemini is designed to do just that. The AI assistant can help you plan, research, organize, and more, in a snap. And because it’s already built into your Pixel phone, it’s as simple to use as pressing the power button or saying “Hey Google.” 

Read on to learn how to use Gemini – and what it can do for you. 

Effortlessly manage everything from your day-to-day to your upcoming journeys with Gemini.
Achieve mail and calendar zen  Gemini smoothly dovetails with Gmail and Calendar to help simplify your day-to-day admin. To quickly get up to speed on a lengthy Gmail thread, ask Gemini to summarize it for you. You can ask it to find specific information, such as the due date for your big client presentation. Gemini can update your calendar with the new date and text the change to your colleagues, then check whether the design team has confirmed via email that they’ll be ready on the day. After your presentation, ask Gemini to help with a follow-up email thanking the client for their time. Gemini can also help check and adjust the tone and clarity of your message by rephrasing text to make it sound more professional, friendly, or concise.

Activate your personal concierge 

Gemini also works across messaging apps and Maps, making for smooth communication and simplified navigation.2

Kick off your family trip to Ireland by creating a map of your itinerary, and share it with everyone on your “Big Family Trip” group text. As you research restaurants and their reviews on Maps, ask Gemini to help you understand details about vibes and menus, and what locals love about the food and drink. To help you all stay connected while you’re out and about, Gemini can work with you to compose a text to the group chat that summarizes your trip itinerary, and help you navigate to the meetup point.

Organize your life effortlessly 

To help you stay organized, Gemini works hand in hand with your task-management and note-taking apps. 

Create an event for your best friend’s birthday, and start a to-do list that includes sending invitations, finding a fun team activity, and baking her favorite cookies. When you find the perfect recipe, ask Gemini to start a shopping list in Google Keep. As you decorate book-shaped cookies for your bookworm bestie, pull up Gemini as you watch the YouTube how-to video3 to confirm just how many drops of food coloring to put into your icing. 

Snap a photo of a flyer for an upcoming glow-in-the-dark pickleball game, and ask Gemini to add that to the birthday event in your Calendar, including location details. Once your reservation is confirmed, ask Gemini to update the Calendar invite so that all the birthday celebration information is in one place. You can also ask it to help you compose a text to the group to remind everyone to coordinate their pickleball outfits. 

Get help in the moment, too, by asking Gemini to take action on a text thread. Say you get a text reminding you about your haircut tomorrow – the haircut you’d entirely forgotten about when you scheduled it three months ago. Pull up Gemini over your Messages screen and ask it to add the appointment to your calendar.

Personalize your Pixel experience

To curate your very own Pixel experience, Gemini also connects with Pixel Screenshots. Instantly find info about the pic you snapped of cool sneakers on the subway without scrolling through hundreds of photos of your sleeping dog. Just tell Gemini what you’re looking for and voila: Gemini will connect you to Pixel Screenshots so you can find out more about those hot pink high-tops, like where you might be able to buy some of your own.

When it comes to music, Gemini is your collaborative DJ. Ask it to curate a chill – but not sleepy – playlist on YouTube Music for you to do your taxes to. And when you’re done, ask to switch to celebratory dance music. You can also ask it to find the song from the intro of your favorite new British streaming series, or start a playlist that shows how Motown girl groups of the 1960s like the Supremes and Martha and the Vandellas influenced later girl groups like the Spice Girls, TLC, and Destiny’s Child.

Experience next-gen AI: Gemini awaits 
To further streamline your daily routines, Gemini connects with utilities like your clock to set alarms and help you with time management. It’s just another way Gemini makes your life a little easier.

To simplify travel planning and keep all your trip details in one place, Gemini also integrates with Google services like Flights and Hotels. Effortlessly manage everything from your walkabouts to your upcoming journeys. 

You can unlock even more powerful AI capabilities with the Google AI Pro Plan, including exclusive features like unlimited use of Deep Research4 – your personal AI research assistant on the go – and priority access to new Gemini capabilities as they become available. 

Now that you’ve gotten a taste of how to use Gemini, get ready to experience the future of productivity and connectivity. Start exploring Gemini and its connected app features on your Pixel today. 

Posted on 2026/01/22 09:29 AM