Google is rolling out a new set of AI-powered updates for Gmail, led by a feature called AI Inbox, as the company pushes the email platform further into the Gemini era.
Gmail now serves more than three billion users worldwide, and while AI tools like Smart Reply and spam filtering have long been part of the service, Google says managing information has become just as important as receiving emails themselves.
The latest update reframes Gmail as a more proactive inbox assistant, using Gemini-powered tools to surface what matters most while reducing time spent searching and sorting.
AI Gmail inbox prioritizes what matters most
The new AI Inbox is designed to automatically highlight important messages, tasks, and reminders while filtering out lower-priority emails.
Google describes the feature as a personalized briefing for your inbox, surfacing high-stakes items such as upcoming bills, appointment reminders, or time-sensitive messages. It determines priority using signals like frequent contacts, saved relationships, and contextual clues from message content.
Google says this analysis happens securely and keeps user data under its control. AI Inbox is currently rolling out to trusted testers, with broader availability planned in the coming months.
Alongside AI Inbox, Google is introducing AI Overviews, which summarize long email threads into concise key points. Gmail can also answer natural-language questions about your inbox, such as identifying past contacts or summarizing previous conversations.
Conversation summaries are rolling out to all users at no cost, while the ability to ask inbox questions is limited to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers.
Gmail is also expanding its writing tools. Help Me Write and updated Suggested Replies are now available to everyone, allowing users to draft or refine emails using conversational context and personal writing style. A new Proofread feature adds advanced grammar and tone checks, though it is restricted to paid AI tiers.
Back in December 2025, Google began rolling out the ability to change your old and embarrassing Gmail address.
