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Use Gemini Live's camera to troubleshoot a modem or appliance

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Google's guide to household chores with Gemini suggests pointing Gemini Live's camera at a problem, for example asking 'What does this blinking light on the modem mean?', to get step-by-step guidance on setting up toys, caring for a car or repairing appliances. It also suggests scanning fridge shelves for leftover-based meal ideas and uploading receipt photos to track spending. It offers prompts only and doesn't report results.

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Gemini Live

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What does this blinking light on the modem mean?

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Let's work this out together. I'll tell you what I know, you suggest options and ask what you need, and we'll narrow it down step by step. Nothing gets booked, bought or sent until I say so.

Goal: Show the problem through my phone camera and work through it together, one step at a time, until it's fixed or I know who to call.

What I'll share as we go:
- What the device is (brand and model if visible)
- What's wrong and when it started
- What the lights, display or error code show
- What I've already tried

Safety first: if this involves gas, the electrical panel or mains wiring, structural work, or anything that smells of burning or gas, stop and tell me to call a licensed professional.

Rules:
- Tell me what you see before suggesting anything, and ask me to move the camera if it's unclear.
- Go one step at a time and wait for me to say what happened.
- Start with safe steps: restart, check cables, check the maker's status page or manual.
- If it's an outage or a fault on the provider's side, tell me how to report it and what to say.
- If a site asks for a login, a CAPTCHA or payment details, stop and hand control back to me.
- Ask for my OK before you pay, book, send, submit or cancel anything.
- Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify.
- At the end, write a note of what the lights mean for next time.

Output: A spoken or written step list as we go, and a short summary at the end of what fixed it.

You'll know it worked when: the device works again, or I've reported it to the provider or repair service with the right details.

Before you finish: re-read my goal and constraints, check your answer against each one, and list anything you assumed or couldn't confirm.

Source

https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/household-chores-tips/

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