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One homeowner uses Gemini's camera feature for repairs, saying it helped them reset their breaker panel, fix the sump pump and find the shut-off valves, like having a technician on a video call.
I'm showing you [WHAT, E.G. MY FUSE BOX / UNDER MY SINK] through my camera. I'm trying to [GOAL, E.G. RESET A TRIPPED SWITCH / FIND THE WATER SHUT-OFF]. Tell me what you can see, then guide me step by step. Tell me straight away if this is something I should leave to a professional.
Replace the [PLACEHOLDERS] with your own details before you send it.
How to try it
- Start a Gemini Live session and turn on the camera.
- Show it the area slowly and in good light, and describe what happened.
- Never open covers on electrical panels; resetting a switch is fine, wiring work is for an electrician.
More home & family use cases
Check a lease from the landlord’s side with Claude
One renter found AI kept agreeing with their own reading of a lease, so they asked Claude to play the landlord and list every clause that could cost the tenant money. It surfaced a clause letting the landlord take any 'damage' found within 30 days from the deposit, no photos needed.
Act as the landlord who wrote this lease. You wrote it to protect yourself. Show me every clause that could cost the tenant money or limit their rights, and explain exactly how you would use each one. Then, separately, rate each clause as standard, unusual or worth negotiating. Lease: [PASTE THE LEASE TEXT].
Make up bedtime stories on request with ChatGPT
One parent who does bedtime every other night says ChatGPT is brilliant at inventing stories for toddlers, with requests like 'a crab who learns to use a computer, for a four-year-old'.
Tell me a gentle bedtime story for a [AGE]-year-old about [CHARACTER] who [SILLY OR SWEET PREMISE]. Keep it to about [MINUTES] minutes read aloud, use simple words, include a little repetition they can join in with, and end calmly with the character falling asleep.
Preview a picture on your wall before you hang it with Gemini
One user found you can give Gemini a photo of your living room and a photo of a painting and ask it to show the painting hanging on the wall.
Here's a photo of my wall and a photo of a picture I'm thinking of buying. Show me how the picture would look hanging [WHERE, E.G. ABOVE THE SOFA], at roughly [SIZE]. Then suggest the best height and whether a different size would suit the wall better.
Reference: X @JoJo_JoeN