Replaced Google Assistant with Gemini? You'll soon be making calls and sending messages without unlocking your phone. See if the feature's on your device now.

Gemini is rolling out a feature that'll allow users to make calls and send texts via Gemini *without* unlocking their phone.

Google is rolling out an update to Gemini that will give it the ability to make calls and send messages while a phone is locked.

Google is reportedly rolling out its "make calls and send messages" feature for Gemini on lock screen for Android. Using the "Hey Google" command, users can instruct Gemini to "call" someone so long as the lock screen function is enabled.

Google's been working to make Gemini a more capable phone assistant for months on end, and this latest update brings a useful and welcome improvement: the ability to make calls and send messages without first needing to unlock your device.

Google’s work on making Gemini a good assistant continues today with the ability to place calls and send messages without