Google just made its biggest push yet to embed AI into the tools most of us use every day. Five new Gemini features have landed across Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drive – and unlike a lot of AI updates, these ones are solving real, specific problems rather than adding novelty for its own sake. Rolling out now in beta to Google AI Ultra and Pro subscribers, here’s what’s new and why it matters.
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The blank page problem is officially solved. In Google Docs, you can now describe what you want in the side panel and Gemini will pull relevant content from your files and emails to generate a first draft instantly. Ask it to write a project proposal using your meeting notes and client emails, or pull together a trip itinerary from your booking confirmations, formatted, written and ready to refine.
Gemini in Docs now includes two editing tools that solve a surprisingly common headache. “Match writing style” unifies the tone and voice across a document so it sounds consistent throughout. “Match doc format” reformats your content to mirror a reference document, paste in a travel itinerary template you like and Gemini will populate it with your actual trip details from your emails.
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Gemini in Sheets has levelled up significantly. Describe your project and it builds the entire spreadsheet for you, including tables, dashboards and structure. The new “Fill with Gemini” feature is particularly useful. You can highlight a column, and Gemini populates it with categorised, summarised or web-sourced data without you ever lifting a finger.
In Google Slides, Gemini can now create new slides that automatically match your existing deck’s colours, fonts and layout. You can edit collaboratively with plain-language prompts like “make this more minimal” or “change the tone.” A full deck generation feature, building an entire presentation from one prompt, is coming soon.
Drive has quietly become the most powerful update of the bunch. AI Overviews now appear at the top of search results, summarising the most relevant content from your files with citations. The new “Ask Gemini in Drive” feature lets you query across documents, emails and your calendar simultaneously, genuinely useful for tax prep, research or project planning.
These features are rolling out now in beta to Google AI Ultra and Pro subscribers.
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