Google's AI-Powered Lifestyle App 'Dreambeans' Now Free in the US
Google's AI assistant Gemini crawls your Google apps for "more personalized suggestions," in a feature they call Personal Intelligence. Now when given permission, an Android/iOS app called Dreambeans "uses Personal Intelligence to connect information from Google apps like Gmail, Calendar, Photos, YouTube and Search History, to curate a finite collection of daily stories designed to spark new…
Google's AI-driven app, Dreambeans, is now free for use in the United States after previously requiring a subscription. This innovative lifestyle application leverages Google's Personal Intelligence feature, which harnesses data from various Google apps such as Gmail, Calendar, Photos, YouTube, and Search History to generate customized daily stories.
These stories, curated by Dreambeans, aim to inspire and spark new ideas, with each story complemented by unique, AI-generated illustrations. Users can interact with the app through an 'Ask Anything' chat feature, providing additional context or requesting further information. The app also includes a 'Tune Your Feed' function, allowing users to customize their experience by specifying topics they'd like more stories about or to prevent certain types of content from appearing.
With a daily limit of 10 to 14 stories, Dreambeans is designed to strike a balance between providing engaging content and preventing excessive phone usage, positioning itself as a potential antidote to the phenomenon of doomscrolling. Privacy is a key concern for users, and Dreambeans addresses this by ensuring that only the user has access to their personalized stories.
Additionally, users have the ability to delete their data at any time and choose which Google services they wish to integrate with the app.
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