Google has connected its Gemini AI assistant directly to workplace conversations, allowing Workspace users to search their entire Google Chat history through natural language prompts.
Gemini now treats Chat as another data source alongside Gmail and Drive, creating what Google calls "more informed, context-aware responses directly within your workflow." Users can ask questions like "Who's the marketing lead for Project Clover?" or "Summarize my unread chat messages from today" and receive answers drawn from their actual conversation history.
The feature arrives disabled by default across all Workspace tiers including Business, Enterprise, Education, and Nonprofit accounts. Organization administrators must first enable the Google Workspace connection at the company level before individual users can toggle it on in their Gemini settings under Connected Apps.
This privacy-first approach follows Google's pattern with other Workspace integrations, where AI access to sensitive data requires explicit permission at multiple levels.
Once activated, Gemini can cross-reference Chat conversations with email and document data to provide what Chrome Unboxed describes as "a personal researcher who has read every one of your chats." The Chat integration coincides with broader enterprise-focused developments from Google. The company this week released standalone Gemini Enterprise mobile apps for Android and iOS, providing business users with dedicated access to pro-level tools including first-party agents for Data Insights and Science.
Workspace customers gain access through Connected Apps alongside existing integrations with Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Drive, Keep, and Tasks. The feature is not available for personal Google accounts, only Workspace business, enterprise, education, and nonprofit accounts have access.
Available prompts include "Summarize unread chats," "Summarize my chat with [name]," and "Update me on topic," according to 9to5Google's examination of the feature.
Rollout began immediately for both Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains following Google's announcement on its Workspace blog earlier this week.
The timing positions Google to compete more directly against workplace communication platforms like Slack and Microsoft Teams by making internal messaging searchable through AI rather than traditional keyword queries. For organizations heavily dependent on Chat for daily operations, the integration could transform how employees retrieve information previously scattered across multiple conversations.
