Google has started rolling out a new feature for its Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. Users will now see an option to play songs on YouTube Music by making a direct request to the AI assistant. This is done through a new YouTube Music extension for Gemini that integrates the app within the platform. The tech giant briefly introduced the extension during its I/O event last week, but the feature has now started rolling out. To use this feature on their smartphone, users will need both the Gemini app and the YouTube Music app.
What is Gemini YouTube Music Extension?
Before users can try it, they will need to activate the extension. There are two ways to do this. To activate the extension on the Gemini web client, users can open the website and go to settings > Extensionsand scroll down to find the YouTube Music extension. Once turned on, the feature will work on the smartphone as the same account is used in both places.
YouTube Music extension in Gemini
Another way to turn it on is directly on your smartphone. In the Gemini app, users can ask the chatbot to play music and an automatic popup will appear asking to activate the extension. If you turn it on, Gemini will be able to play songs from the YouTube Music app.
Gemini YouTube Music Extension Features Explained
With this extension, Gemini can handle verbal or typed requests to play songs from a specific genre, artist, album, and more. It can also receive more complex queries like “play music I like”. To fulfill this requirement, the AI will check the user’s YouTube Music recommendations and playback history to suggest similar songs. Google has shared a long list of tasks that Gemini will be able to perform after this integration.
At launch, the Gemini AI assistant was criticized for being barebones and not having enough features to even rival the existing Google Assistant. At the time, he couldn’t set alarms and reminders or complete a task through a third-party app. Currently, the AI chatbot has extensions for Google Flights, Google Maps, Google Hotels, Google Workspace, YouTube and YouTube Music. However, it still lacks integration for either WhatsApp or Spotify, which many users have been asking for.
