48 tips and prompts for holiday planning, travel and more

Stay organized and save time

12. Turn on your Pixel’s Extreme Battery Saver for long travel days. (With the newest Pixels, you’ll get up to 100 hours of battery life for Pixel 10 Pro and 10 Pro XL, and the 10 Pro XL has our fastest charging yet at 70% in just 30 minutes. And if you take advantage of Pixel 10 Pro and 10 Pro XL holiday deals right now, you’ll get Google AI Pro for a year on us.)

13. Do you prep for a busy season by taking screenshots of meals, events, gifts and whatever else catches your attention across social media and the web? Keep it all organized in Pixel Screenshots. It can auto-organize for you (like grouping all recipe screenshots together) or you can create categories (like “table setting inspo” and “gift ideas for the cousins”). The app even uses on-device AI so you can search and find exactly what you’re looking for.

14. Check out Google Maps’ new trends before you head to your family dinner, the post office or shopping mall! You might save yourself some valuable time.

15. Speaking of saving time: New Gemini features in Google Maps mean you can ask questions like your friend is in the passenger seat— for example, if you’re on the way to a holiday party somewhere you’ve never been, you can ask “Where can I stop on the way to pick up flowers?” and then follow-up by asking what the parking situation is like at your final destination.

16. Search “near me” on Google Maps: Try things like “holiday events near me” or “holiday pop-ups near me” and see what’s going on nearby. Also check out Google Maps’ updated Explore tab: Just swipe up to see trending and popular restaurants, activities and sights near you.

17. If you have a Pixel Watch 4, rely on Raise to Talk to use Gemini when your hands are full while shopping, cooking, wrapping gifts or whatever else. Just raise your wrist and ask Gemini to do things like set a timer, remind you to leave the house in 30 minutes or ask it what day your holiday happy hour is.

18. Traveling with a group over the holidays? Make a custom, shareable Gem that has all the details, giving everyone access to an AI travel guide with all the info they’ll need.