Google is making it easier to use Gemini, the AI-powered feature in Gmail, by adding a simple "Insert" button to the Android version of the app. This button allows users to easily insert AI-written messages into the reply window, making it a more seamless experience.
The new button is located on the bottom row of the screen, next to the thumbs up and thumbs down buttons, and below other tools like formalize, elaborate, and shorten. When clicked, Gemini sends the current version of the AI-written message into the reply window, ready to be edited and sent.
The feature was first spotted in December, but appears to be rolling out to a wider audience now. If you don’t see it yet, you should soon.
Gemini is a powerful tool that can do more than generate messages. It can also:
- Find information from Google Drive files
- Search for specific types of emails (e.g. "Show unread emails only from the past 5 days" or "Emails from Chris sent last week")
- Provide information about Google Calendar events
- Summarize entire email threads
- Create events in your Google Calendar
Gemini’s capabilities can greatly enhance your email experience, and the new "Insert" button makes it even easier to use.
FAQs:
Q: What is Gemini?
A: Gemini is an AI-powered feature in Gmail that can generate messages, summarize emails, and provide other information.
Q: What can Gemini do?
A: Gemini can generate messages, summarize entire email threads, provide information from Google Drive files, search for specific types of emails, provide information about Google Calendar events, and create events in your Google Calendar.
Q: How do I use the new "Insert" button?
A: You can find the new "Insert" button on the bottom row of the screen, next to the thumbs up and thumbs down buttons, and below other tools like formalize, elaborate, and shorten. Click the button to send the AI-written message into the reply window, where you can edit and send it.
