Archive · 23 Jan 2026
Google Expands AI Features to Gmail and Search
Google is adding new AI features to Gmail and Search to help people manage their emails and get personalized search results.
These features include a new AI Inbox that summarizes important emails and creates to-do lists, tools to help write and proofread emails, and a way to search emails using questions instead of keywords.
AI Mode in Search can use information from your Gmail and Google Photos to suggest personalized travel plans, places to eat, and even clothes and accessories.
Some features are free, while others require a paid subscription.
Google says the AI will not let humans read your emails or photos, but there are still privacy concerns.
Users can choose to turn off these smart features if they don't want to use them.
Google is rolling out AI-powered features in Gmail to help manage and compose emails.
New tools include AI Inbox for summarizing emails, suggested replies, and a proofreading tool.
Google is expanding 'Personal Intelligence' to AI Mode in Search, using Gmail and Google Photos for personalized results.
AI Mode in Search can suggest custom itineraries, places to eat, and even clothes and accessories based on user data.
Some features are free, while others require a paid subscription starting at $20 a month.
- Who
- Google is introducing AI features to Gmail and Search users
- What
- New AI-powered tools to manage and compose emails, and personalized search results
- When
- Rolling out now, with some features coming later this year
- Where
- Available to Gmail and Search users, with some features requiring a subscription
- Why
- To help users manage emails and get personalized search results
- AI Inbox
- New feature that summarizes and prioritizes emails
- Suggested Replies
- Generates personalized responses based on writing style
- AI Overviews
- Provides automatic summaries of email conversations
- Help Me Write
- Assists in composing emails using prompts
- Email Search
- Allows searching emails using natural language questions
- Proofreading Tool
- Highlights and suggests improvements for sentences
- Privacy Concerns
- Gemini AI processes emails but claims no human review
- Opt-Out Option
- Users can disable smart features in account settings
- Personal Intelligence
- AI Mode in Search uses Gmail and Google Photos for personalized results
- Custom Itinerary
- Suggests personalized travel plans based on user data
- Personal Shopper
- AI Mode suggests clothes and accessories based on user preferences
- Opt-In Feature
- Users can choose to connect Gmail and Google Photos to Search
- AI Model Training
- Google assures it doesn't train AI on users' Gmail inboxes or Google Photos libraries
- Availability
- Rolling out to Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers in the U.S.
