Important:
- To use this feature, you need a Pixel Watch 5 paired with a Pixel 11 or newer phone.
- To access Proactive Assistance with Gemini, you must be at least 18 years old and signed into a personal Google Account on your phone.
- Your paired phone must be in countries and languages that are supported by Proactive Assistance on Pixel phones.
Proactive Assistance on Pixel watch 5 shows you time-saving suggestions within your notifications. It uses the context of what’s in your notifications and connects key details from apps you choose, like Gmail, Calendar, or Contacts.
Learn how Proactive Assistance with Gemini can help you on Pixel Watch 5
You can get suggestions in notifications from Google Messages and other chat apps.
For example, Gemini can use Proactive Assistance to help you:
- Find a phone number for someone in your Contacts that your friend asked for in a text message
- Find info instantly, like your flight time when you’re asked about it over chat
- Finish tasks faster, like offering to add a reminder to your calendar about an event suggested in your conversation with a friend
Turn on Proactive Assistance with Gemini on Pixel Watch 5
First, enable Proactive Assistance for the Pixel 11 phone paired to your watch by following these steps.
Next, check that Proactive Assistance is enabled on the watch
On your Pixel Watch 5:
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Tap Settings
Google
- Ensure that Gemini suggestion on the watch is turned on.
In your Pixel Watch app
- Open the Google Pixel Watch app
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- Tap Google
- Ensure that Gemini suggestion on the watch is turned on.
Tip: Your privacy is protected when you use Proactive Assistance for suggestions in messaging notifications. Learn how to control access to your data and which apps Proactive Assistance can connect to.