Google’s Gemini can now help you schedule Google Calendar meetings

Google is launching a new tool that uses AI to make it easier for Gmail users with Google Calendar to schedule their meetings. On Tuesday, the company launched a Gemini-powered “Help Me Schedule” feature that displays ideal meeting times based on calendar availability and then delivers them to the person you’re emailing to arrange a meeting.

The company notes that the feature is designed to work for one-on-one meetings, not multi-contact or group meetings.

The launch of the new feature comes amid a wave of Google Workspace announcements that focus on bringing AI more deeply into users’ everyday tools. This includes the introduction from Google’s latest image editing model, Nano Banana and Gemini features in Google Slides; tools to share custom AI assistants called Gems with other team members; new formats in NotebookLM; improved AI video tools in Google Vids; and more.

To use the meeting scheduling option, click the new “Help me schedule” button that appears below your email compose screen in Gmail. This will display a range of time slots where you have open availability. You can click an edit button to change or remove some options, then insert it into your email and send it to the recipient as usual. When the recipient chooses a time that suits them, the calendar invitation will automatically appear in both people’s calendars.

While there are already several meeting assistants and automated scheduling tools on the market, such as those from Calendly, Doodle, Zoom, HubSpot, and others, Google notes that the tool uses Gemini’s AI to use the context of the email when it makes its meeting suggestions. For example, if someone writes in the email that they want to reserve a 30-minute time slot next, the meeting assistant will only suggest a half-hour slot that fits your schedule before the end of next week.