Google has officially announced a massive AI-backed update for Gmail. With this, the email sharing platform gets new Gemini-powered features that aim to help users manage rising email volumes more efficiently. Taking to X, Sundar Pichai confirmed the update and confirmed the arrival of new AI features like AI Overviews, Suggested personalized replies, Proofread, AI Inbox with new streamlined views and suggested topics and more.
Among the most notable are the AI Overviews, which automatically summarise lengthy email threads and conversations. Instead of scrolling through dozens of responses, users will now see brief highlights that highlight key decisions and context. Gmail can use Gemini’s reasoning capabilities to answer natural language questions about previous emails, such as identifying contacts or retrieving old quotes. Conversation summaries are free to everyone, but question-based AI Overviews are only available to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers.
Google is also expanding its writing assistance features. Help Me Write is now available to all users, allowing them to draft or refine emails with AI. Traditional Smart Replies are replaced by an upgraded Suggested Replies feature, which generates responses that are more appropriate for a user’s writing style and conversation tone. A new Proofread option provides more detailed grammar, tone, and style checks, but this feature is only available to paid AI subscribers. More personalisation based on data from other Google apps is expected to arrive next month.
Another notable addition is AI Inbox, a new system that prioritises important emails while filtering out noise. The feature prioritises urgent items like bills, appointments, and messages from frequent or high-priority contacts. Google claims that this analysis is secure and will be tested with a small group of people before becoming more widely available in the coming months.
The new Gmail features are powered by Gemini 3 and are currently being rolled out in the United States in English, with plans to expand to other regions and languages in the future.