6 Gmail AI features that will get you emailing like a pro

Google introduced Gemini AI last December. The search giant has been adding new features since then for both the dedicated Gemini app and the Gemini AI. The latter is an on-device LLM model that performs the broader tasks of the Gemini app with a chatbot-like interface. Many of Google’s apps have received the Gemini boost with various AI features. These aim to enhance overall usage and improve productivity.

Gmail is a widely used email service across smartphones, tablets, and computers. With artificial intelligence playing a crucial role in simplifying tasks, Google has not left Gmail out of receiving AI-powered features. With a flood of emails that we all receive daily, these features aim to streamline your email experience.

Top Gmail AI features that you need to know

Gmail’s AI features will help in communicating more effectively, boost productivity, and save time. It’s worth noting that some of the features are accessible only through paid Gemini AI models.

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Here are some of the top Gmail AI features that will elevate your email game.

1. Priority Inbox and Tab Sorting

2. Help me write

3. Summarise this email

4. Smart Reply and Smart Compose

5. Summary Cards

6. Nudging

1. Priority Inbox and Tab Sorting

Managing a cluttered inbox can be overwhelming. If you dread manually scrolling for that particular email, the Priority Inbox feature utilises AI to organise emails by their importance. It analyses which emails you open and respond quickly to. 

The Tabbed Sorting automatically sorts incoming messages into five different categories i.e. primary, promotional, social, updates, and forums. This ensures that you stay on top of your key emails since the less important ones are relegated to secondary tabs. 

2. Help me write

This is one of the standout paid AI features for Gmail. If you are somebody who sends out different emails quite often, Help Me Write solves the burden of drafting an email. The tool can be accessed when you compose a new email in Gmail. You just need to add a prompt on what the email needs to be about and the feature will quickly generate the results. Help Me Write also offers editing options along with the ability to refine the draft further.

3. Summarise this email

This is another useful AI feature baked into Gmail but is still limited to the paid Gemini tier. It is a time-saving function as the ‘summarise this email’ button found near the email subject line on both web and desktop versions delivers a synopsis of a lengthy email or email thread. The tool is quite useful for condensing information-filled mail for those who don’t have the time to go through the content.

4. Smart Reply and Smart Compose

These two features have been around on Gmail for years. Both are different from each other. Smart reply lets you respond to an email instantly with three short replies suggested by the feature depending on the context of the mail. This is done just with a single tap and eliminates the time spent in crafting a reply. If you’re a paid Gemini subscriber, you can access Contextual Smart Replies that generate detailed responses. 

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Meanwhile, Smart Compose helps in writing an email faster by predicting phrases and offering text suggestions as you go on typing. It learns from your writing style so the suggestions are more personalised. 

5. Summary Cards

Summary Cards are available to everyone on the Gmail app and web versions. It displays essential information in a short tabular format just below the email subject line. The feature mostly displays travel and hotel reservations, online order details, ticketed events, bill payments etc. This is another useful AI addition to Gmail for those who lose track of such things.

6. Nudging

Gmail’s Nudge feature will save you from forgetting to respond to an important email that might need your attention. Additionally, it also sends a follow-up prompt to an email that was sent by you to the recipient. Thus, the feature works both ways for received and sent email. Nudges gently remind you to act on emails that you may have forgotten after a few days.

The above AI-powered Gmail features will make your emailing process faster, easier, and more organised. It will help you become efficient and effective in managing your inbox.