Google announced that Gmail Q&A, a new feature of its Gemini AI assistant, is now available for Gmail users on Android devices. This feature allows users to interact with Gemini directly within the Gmail app, summarize email content, and search for specific information, such as "How much did the company spend on their last marketing campaign?" This feature is currently limited to Gemini paid users, and will be available on iOS in the future. device and expand to Drive files. It represents an important step in Google's transformation from traditional search to AI chat mode, and also provides Google with a new source of revenue.
The Gmail Q&A feature allows users to interact with Google's Gemini AI assistant directly within the Gmail app. The assistant allows users to read and summarize the contents of their entire email inbox. For example, users can ask Gemini to summarize the key points of a particular email, or search for specific information like "How much did the company spend on its last marketing campaign?"
The traditional Gmail search bar remains, but now a Gemini button has been added next to the search bar to help users find information more quickly. While this feature will still reference the source email when providing answers, it's actually part of Google's shift from traditional search to an AI chat model.
Currently, this feature is limited to email access, but Google says it will expand to users' Drive files in the future. Gmail Q&A first launched in June this year for users who purchased Gemini or Google One AI Premium subscriptions, which cost approximately $20 per month.
Although this feature will not be open to free users for the time being, Google is trying to attract more users to subscribe to its premium services by promoting AI features such as Gmail Q&A. Gemini is now integrated into applications such as Google Docs, Gmail, and Google Calendar, providing Google with new revenue streams.
The launch of Gmail Q&A marks Google's continued exploration and innovation efforts in the field of AI, and also provides users with a more convenient and efficient way to obtain information. Although it is currently only available to paid users, it has great potential for future development and is expected to become an important part of the Google ecosystem.