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Google has introduced a new AI-powered feature called 'Help me schedule' in Gmail, which suggests meeting times based on your calendar and email context, making it easier to coordinate meetings with coworkers and clients. The feature is currently available for Workspace and Google AI Pro/Ultra subscribers and supports scheduling between two people.
Security researchers demonstrated a method to hack Google Calendar by using AI to embed hidden text in images, highlighting potential vulnerabilities in digital security systems.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced a new feature for Google Calendar that allows users to duplicate events with a Ctrl-click, a request originally made by Stripe co-founder John Collison, highlighting responsive customer service and user-driven updates.
Google fixed a security bug in Gemini, Google's AI assistant, that allowed malicious Calendar invites with embedded prompts to hijack the system and leak sensitive user data, control smart devices, and access emails, highlighting the risks of broad permissions and prompt injection attacks.
Google has launched a dedicated Apple Watch app for Google Calendar, offering a simplified view of upcoming events and tasks, along with new watch face complications, enhancing calendar management on watchOS. The app displays a week's schedule with color-coded cards and provides quick access to event details, though event creation/editing remains on the iPhone app.
Google Calendar has launched a simple Apple Watch app that displays a week's worth of events and tasks with color-coded cards, offering quick views and complications, but does not support event creation from the watch. The app is part of Google's expanding smartwatch offerings and is available with the latest iPhone app update.
Chinese state-sponsored group APT41 exploited Google Calendar for malware C2 operations, using a sophisticated multi-stage malware to target government entities and organizations worldwide, with Google taking measures to neutralize the campaign.
Chinese hacking group APT41 uses malware 'ToughProgress' to exploit Google Calendar for stealthy command-and-control operations, with Google actively dismantling the infrastructure and alerting affected users to prevent further abuse.
Google's new AI generative models, Gemini, will soon be able to access events scheduled in Google Calendar on Android phones, making it a step closer to being an all-in-one digital assistant. Users can now prompt Gemini to show their calendar events and add new events using voice or text commands. Google is making progress to position Gemini as its proprietary AI offering, but it still needs to add more features and expand availability beyond the United States to compete with other AI assistants like Microsoft's Copilot and Amazon's Alexa.
Google Tasks, a feature within Gmail, allows users to easily add emails to their to-do list, set reminders, and organize tasks. The integration with Google Calendar and Google Assistant makes it a powerful productivity tool, although the mobile interface is less efficient compared to the desktop version. Despite the convoluted Gmail interface, Google Tasks stands out as a simple and effective productivity app with deep tie-ins to everyday services.
Google Calendar for Android is set to introduce a quick switcher feature that allows users to easily switch between creating a calendar event or a task in Google Tasks. The update adds a chip to the creation page, enabling users to switch between the two types with just one tap. This eliminates the need to back out and tap a dedicated "task" button. The new feature will also retain ongoing title and date information when switching between a calendar event and a task, addressing a frustrating issue with the existing method. The rollout date for this change is currently unknown.
Google Calendar is finally rolling out its event sharing feature, allowing users to share their calendar events with others via a public URL. By clicking the share button next to an event, users can invite others to the gathering, who will receive a cute little invite that they can accept. This long overdue feature is now available, although it is not yet accessible for Workspace accounts.
Google Calendar is updating its attendee lists to include Microsoft Outlook users, addressing a previous issue where Outlook users did not appear in the lists at all. With this update, Outlook users will now be properly listed as attendees and organizers in Google Calendar meeting events. This improvement aims to enhance interoperability between Google Workspace and Microsoft Outlook users, benefiting those who organize meetings with attendees from multiple companies. The update started rolling out on August 24 and will be available to all users within 15 days.
Google has introduced new scheduling features for Gmail, integrating Google Calendar to allow for quick event creation and easy availability sharing. Users can now create events directly from Gmail conversations, with the email subject becoming the event name and recipients as participants. Additionally, a new availability-sharing feature enables users to share their calendar slots with recipients by dragging them across different days in the sidebar. This update provides an alternative to popular scheduling tools like Calendly, offering a convenient solution for booking 1:1 meetings and sharing availability. Google Calendar has been releasing several new features, including support for paid meetings and improved work location information sharing.
Google Workspace has introduced an update to Google Calendar that allows users to share multiple working locations on any given day, catering to hybrid workers who split their time between the office and home. This feature aims to accurately reflect availability based on physical location, enabling colleagues to schedule meetings or chats accordingly. The update is currently available for Google Workspace account holders and will be rolled out to scheduled release domains by the end of the month. Personal accounts will not have access to this feature.