Google is widening access to Gemini in Gmail, bringing email thread summaries and prompt-based drafting to all Workspace users aged 18 and older. The expansion covers work and school accounts, extending tools previously limited to consumer accounts and selected Workspace editions. The rollout began November 10 for both Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains, and features can take up to 15 days to appear.
AI Overview conversation summaries condense the main points and responses in lengthy email exchanges, displaying the summary above the thread. Help me write (non-personalized) can produce a full email draft from a simple prompt or revise text the user has already written. Google describes the tools as a way to reduce the effort involved in managing email and preparing replies.
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Eligibility includes all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual subscribers and people using personal Google accounts, provided they are at least 18 and have Gmail's smart features switched on.
The expansion follows October's extension of Gmail’s AI Inbox to paid Workspace accounts, where it offers suggested tasks and summaries of email updates. That earlier rollout required users to be in the US and use EN-US, while access for Starter and Education editions was deferred until the coming months.
