Master Google Gemini with 10 Essential Hacks

Lifehacker’s guide distills 10 practical Gemini tricks: understand how roleplay shapes prompts, add custom instructions and Gems to tailor tasks, use Scheduled Actions for recurring prompts, set reminders to avoid emailing from the wrong account, require cited sources for more trustworthy results, enable Temporary Chats for privacy, transcribe text from images, use Canvas for controlled editing, and connect apps for richer context—while noting that you should verify AI outputs and be mindful of data sharing.