Google Pushes Gmail Into the ‘Gemini Era’ With Major AI Upgrades

Google has announced that Gmail is entering the “Gemini era,” rolling out a suite of AI-powered features designed to make email far more intuitive and efficient for users worldwide.

The updates, enabled by the company’s latest Gemini 3 AI model, are aimed at simplifying inbox management, speeding up writing tasks and helping users find information hidden in long email threads.

A core new feature, AI Overviews, uses Gemini to summarise lengthy conversations and answer natural-language questions about inbox content — such as finding details buried in months of messages.

While free summaries are available to all Gmail users, the ability to ask questions of your inbox is initially reserved for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers.

Gmail is also gaining enhanced drafting tools. Help Me Write and Suggested Replies leverage Gemini to draft and polish messages, automatically matching a user’s tone and style.

"Starting today, everyone can use Help Me Write to polish emails or draft them from scratch. There are also new Suggested Replies (an update to Smart Replies) which use the context of your conversation to offer relevant, one-click responses that match how you write," Google said in a blog post.

Proofread adds advanced grammar and tone checks, particularly for paid subscribers. All these tools are being rolled out at no cost to many users.

Additionally, Google is testing a new AI Inbox view that filters out noise, highlights important messages and surfaces actionable items like reminders or upcoming appointments, helping users focus on what matters most. This feature is initially available to trusted testers in the U.S. and will expand in the coming months.

The AI enhancements mark one of Gmail’s most significant upgrades in years, reflecting Google’s broader push to embed advanced generative AI across its core products and make email management smarter and more personalised.