Google Bard Extensions launched; Know how to use AI chatbot for Gmail, YouTube, Maps, and Docs

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Google Bard is getting a powerful new update. The AI chatbot powered by Google's native large language model has been free for all users ever since it was launched in public. Unlike the free version of OpenAI's ChatGPT, it also connects to the internet to offer real-time information from the web. But now, the chatbot has received an important upgrade that enables it to find more relevant and specific information for you, that was previously unimaginable. Google Bard Extensions now lets it connect with your Gmail, YouTube, Maps, Docs, and more to give you information that is very specific to you.

Announcing the feature in a blog post, Google said, “Today we're rolling out Bard's most capable model yet. Bard now integrates with Google apps and services for more helpful responses. We've also improved the “Google it” feature to double-check Bard's answers and expanded features to more places”.

With Extensions, Bard can find and show you relevant information from the Google tools you use every day — like Gmail, Docs, Drive, Google Maps, YouTube, and Google Flights and hotels — even when the information you need is across multiple apps and services.

The blog post also explains this with an example. It explained, “For example, if you're planning a trip to the Grand Canyon (a project that takes up many tabs), you can now ask Bard to grab the dates that work for everyone from Gmail, look up real-time flight and hotel information, see Google Maps directions to the airport, and even watch YouTube videos of things to do there — all within one conversation”.

When you go to the Google Bard homepage, you will see a puzzle icon on the top of the window. Click on it. You will see a bunch of Google apps on list. Toggle on any of the apps you