Subj : Use Gmail on your iPhone? A handy new Gemini-powered search tool
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Mon Oct 07 2024 11:15:04

Use Gmail on your iPhone? A handy new Gemini-powered search tool has just 
gone live

Date:
Mon, 07 Oct 2024 10:04:11 +0000

Description:
Users on iOS are no longer left out when it comes to using AI to search 
through and query Gmail messages.

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Back in August, Android users got access to a new Gemini-powered feature 
called Gmail Q&A , available to those with a Google One AI Premium plan or a 
Workspace account. Now the same feature is going live for iPhone users as 
well. 

As explained in a Google blog post , the idea is you use Gemini to search 
through your inbox and ask questions about it. The example Google gives is 
"show unread emails from Jordan" but prompts like "what was I talking about 
with Chris?" or "tell me about the emails I've had today" work as well. 

"Gmail Q&A can help you answer specific questions about your emails, show you 
unread messages or messages from a specific sender, summarize emails about a 
topic in your inbox, and even answer general questions from search, all 
without having to leave your inbox," explains Google . 

Right now, the feature is only available in English. If you're not signed up 
to Google AI Premium ($19.99 / 18.99 / AU$32.99 a month), you need to have a 
Workspace account with Gemini add-ons included, and smart features and 
personalization turned on. How to use Gmail Q&A Gemini can summarize emails 
from any day (Image credit: Future) 

If you meet the criteria for Gmail Q&A, powered by Gemini, you should see the 
Gemini star icon up in the top right corner of the Gmail app for Android or 
iOS. If you're viewing a specific email, the same icon is up at the top near 
the center. 

Tap this icon to launch Gemini, and you can start asking questions  it works 
in a similar way to Gemini on the web, so you can write in a natural way 
about anything to do with your email. Ask to see certain messages, or get 
summaries of conversations, or ask about the contents of emails stored in 
your inbox. 

Based on a brief bout of testing, it all works rather well. As always with AI 
though, it's worth double-checking important information: handily, Gemini 
provides a list of its sources underneath every answer, so you can tap 
through on these links to read the emails it's talking about. 

This is on top of the other Gemini features already in Gmail, such as tools 
to help you write or rewrite your emails. In its Gmail Q&A announcement, 
Google notes similar Gemini search tools will be arriving in Google Drive too 
in the near future. You might also like Gemini in Gmail will now provide 
smarter quick replies Gmail remains by far the most popular email service 
Google says Gmail is getting even tougher on spam



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/use-gmail-on-your-iphone-a-handy-new-gemini-powe
red-search-tool-has-just-gone-live


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