Control your Android mobile device & apps with Utilities

When Gemini is your mobile assistant on Android, you can ask the Gemini mobile app to do certain actions for you with the Utilities extension. For example, you can ask it to manage your alarms and timers, open apps, control your media, and more.

Important:

The Utilities extension and its features are available on the Gemini mobile app on Android mobile devices only. We're gradually releasing this extension, so it might not be available to you just yet.
- To use the Utilities extension, Gemini must be your primary mobile assistant. Learn how to use Gemini as your mobile assistant.
For now, the Utilities extension works with prompts in English only.
Extensions are only available when Gemini Apps Activity is on. If it’s on, the Utilities extension is on by default. You can turn this extension off at any time in Extensions settings.
Extensions work in the same way for both spoken and typed prompts. On Android mobile devices, if "Hey Google" doesn’t work, check if “Hey Google” and Voice Match are set up.

Set & manage alarms & timers in your clock app

Important:

If the Clock app by Google is enabled on your device, the Gemini mobile app uses it over any other clock app.
For third-party clock apps, the Gemini mobile app can only set alarms and timers. Other actions aren’t supported.

Set & manage alarms & timers based on your conversation

You can ask the Gemini mobile app to set and manage your alarms and timers based on your conversation or other information. Try these example prompts:

Set an alarm so I can wake up for [event, activity].
I need to focus on [activity, task] for [length of time]. Set a timer for this.
Show my alarms.
Delete the [time] alarm.
When does [activity, event] start?
Set an alarm for [hours] hours earlier.

Set & manage your alarms

You can ask the Gemini mobile app to set and manage your alarms.

Action	Example prompts
Set	Set alarm at [time] Set alarm in [minutes]
Modify	Change [alarm name] alarm to [time]
Check	When is my next alarm? Show my alarms Tip: To show more alarms, tap Show more .
Silence	Snooze alarm Stop
Disable	Cancel [time] alarm for [day] Remove all my alarms
Delete	Delete [time, alarm name] alarm

Set & manage your timers

You can ask the Gemini mobile app to set and manage your timers.

Action	Example prompts
Set	Set timer for [length of time] Add another timer for [length of time]
Modify	Change timer’s name to [new name] Add [length of time] to this timer
Check	How much time is left on my timer? Show my timers
Pause	Pause my timer
Resume	Resume my timer Unpause my timer
Reset	Reset timer Restart my timer
Silence	Stop
Delete	Delete the timer

Manage & control your device with the Gemini mobile app

You can ask the Gemini mobile app to manage or control your device's apps and settings.

Request multiple actions at once

You can ask the Gemini mobile app to perform multiple actions in one prompt. Try these example prompts:

Turn my media volume and notification volume to [percentage] and turn on battery saver.
Take a photo with a 10s timer

Open websites, apps & settings

You can ask the Gemini mobile app to open a website, your apps, and settings menus. Try these prompts:

Open [URL name]
Open [app name]
Open [name of settings] settings

Check & control your device features

You can ask the Gemini mobile app to do the following actions on your device:

Action	Example prompts
Turn features on or off	Turn [on, off] flashlight Turn [on, off] battery saver
Check & adjust volume	Tell me the volume Volume [percentage] Turn [up, down] volume
Adjust display brightness	Decrease brightness to [percentage]
Check battery level	What’s my battery level?
Power off & restart device	Power off device Restart my device

Take photos & screenshots

Important: To use these features, you must set Google as the default assistant app.

You can ask the Gemini mobile app to take a photo or screenshot. Try these examples:

Take a selfie
Take a picture in [seconds]
Take a screenshot

Control your media playback

You can ask the Gemini mobile app to control media playback on your device.

Action	Example prompts
Pause or stop	Pause Pause the [music, video] Stop the [music, video]
Resume	Resume Continue playing
Replay	Replay Restart [music, video]
Next	Skip Next Next [song, video]
Previous	Previous Play previous
Rate	Give this [song, video] a thumbs up

What the Gemini mobile app can’t do

Turn closed captioning on or off
Change the language for media
Find and open specific pages on a website
Change Gemini's language
Use Find My Device

Browse or search for screenshots in Pixel Screenshots

Important: This feature is available in English only and with the Pixel Screenshots app installed. Learn more about the Pixel Screenshots app.

You can ask the Gemini mobile app to find a screenshot for you in the Pixel Screenshots app. For example:

Search for [item, object, content type] in Pixel Screenshots
Show me my [collection name] in Pixel Screenshots
Check Pixel Screenshots. [your query].

What’s available on lock screen

If your Gemini on lock screen setting is on, you can also get Gemini’s help with the following actions when your device is locked:

Set and silence alarms
Set and stop timers
Turn the following features on or off:
- Flashlight
- Bluetooth
- Do Not Disturb
- Battery Saver
Check your device’s volume and battery level
Power off or restart your device
Take a photo and screenshot
Control media, like pause or replay a video

Learn how to turn on Gemini on lock screen.

How extensions work in Gemini Apps

Gemini Apps only use extensions that are on in your Extensions settings. This includes extensions you turn on when you specify them in your prompt with an "@" mention.
Gemini Apps check for extensions that can help it generate a more helpful response. If a Gemini app finds an extension that can help, it automatically sends information from your conversation and other relevant information to that extension. For example, Gemini Apps will send your location data to Google Maps if you ask for coffee shops near you and the Google Maps extension is on.
Gemini Apps won’t access your personal content in other services without your permission. Some Gemini Extensions are designed to automatically work with tools, apps, and content on your device to help you seamlessly interact with it.
If you directly interact with another Google service in Gemini Apps, your activity might be saved by that other service. For example, if you watch a YouTube video in a Gemini app, YouTube may:
- Collect your personal information.
- Store and use that information according to YouTube’s terms of service.
- Store your watch history in your YouTube History. Learn how to manage your YouTube watch history.
Gemini Apps can use extensions to help you connect with third-party apps and services. When they do, Gemini Apps share information with those apps and services to fulfill your requests. That information is then used by those third-party apps and services according to their own developers' privacy policies.