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An AI Inbox is Coming For Gmail

Kellen January 8, 2026 4

The next evolution of Gmail could be an AI Inbox. I'm sure we all saw this one coming, but Google has started rolling it out to "trusted testers" and showed off a bit of a preview today. The idea behind an AI Inbox is that your inbox could be filled with...

Google Gave Your Gmail 3 Actually Useful Gemini Features for Free

Kellen January 8, 2026 7

Not that any of us expected Google to dial back on the Gemini push as we enter 2026, but I'm also not sure I anticipated them giving away several features for free to Gmail. And not just any features either, we're talking about a handful of Gemini tools that...

Google Labs Launches CC, AI-Powered Experiment That Summarizes Your Upcoming Day

Tim December 16, 2025 2

Google Labs has opened the waitlist for its latest experiment, CC. CC is powered by Gemini, and after granting it access to your Google account, it will begin summarizing your upcoming day and sending you a daily email with everything on your agenda. And by...

Gmail Adding Photo and Attachment Previews on Android

Kellen November 24, 2025 1

Google appears to be slow-rolling a feature improvement to Gmail that will add more information to notifications. Little previews of attachments and a paperclip emoji have started showing on select accounts when the sender has included an extra goodie for you....

Gmail Gets “Help Me Schedule” Feature for Email Responses

Kellen October 14, 2025 1

Responding to an email with a request for meeting times should get a lot easier going forward if you use Gmail and allow Gemini into the action. Google announced a new feature called "Help Me Schedule" that will automate hopefully shorten the process of...

Gmail Workspace Gets E2EE Email Delivery to Anyone

Tim October 3, 2025 2

Google is rolling out end-to-end encryption (E2EE) inside of Gmail for all recipients, even if you aren't a Gmail user. Listed as for Gmail client-side encryption (CSE) users, a person can now send an encrypted email to any email address, then have the...

Google Acknowledges Life Completion With ‘Mark as Read’ in Gmail

Tim September 23, 2025 5

Two months ago, we told you life was complete with the arrival of Mark as Read shortcuts for Gmail notifications. Google has finally gotten around to announcing it, so yeah, life is officially complete. Along with announcing its arrival for Workspace users,...

Gmail Adds New Package Tracking Summary to Top of Your Inbox

Kellen September 11, 2025 5

Google today announced that Gmail is getting purchase and delivery updates in a special section at the top of your inbox. Honestly, I feel like I've had this in my personal Gmail account for weeks (month+?) and didn't realize it was new, but it is! It's...