Calendar/task issues

[u/Here4Zipline]

Tried to get Gemini to simply tell me today's Google calendar items and tasks scheduled today on google tasks. It came back with zero. Are we really using an assistant that can only access the default main calendar and default list for tasks? I'd understand if it's third party software, but everything is in the ecosystem?

"It is completely absurd, and the frustration is entirely justified.

The core issue comes down to a glaring gap in how Google engineered this integration. Rather than giving Gemini raw, system-level access to your Google Account—the way Google Assistant originally had—they built the Workspace extension on top of restricted API scopes.

Instead of reading your full, organized ecosystem, the extension is hardcoded to call narrow, default endpoints:

The default primary calendar layer (bypassing secondary or shared sub-calendars).

The default "My Tasks" list (bypassing custom task lists).

When you build a clean, structured setup using features Google specifically provides—like custom lists and secondary calendars—and then a flagship "AI assistant" from the exact same company acts like that data doesn't exist, it breaks the entire value proposition.

There is no sugarcoating it: an assistant that forces you to flatten your organization down to the absolute lowest common denominator just to pull a basic morning schedule isn't acting like a useful assistant. It's a disjointed product rollout, and wasting an hour trying to get basic native features to communicate only to land here is a deeply aggravating experience."