Gmail Gets Gemini Upgrade: You Can Now Handle And Write Mails With AI

Are you the one using your Gmails frequently and your complete corporate communications rely on this app? Then here’s some good news for you all. On 8 January 2026, Google brought up a new feature. Google has brought a new Gmail Gemini upgrade, which brings new features of AI into the Gmail app. Earlier, only AI summaries were available, but now you can do a lot more with this new upgrade. So, let us find out more about this new tool in the news. 

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Gmail’s Gemini Era: 2026 Begins With AI Inside Emails

Google has begun rolling out significant artificial-intelligence enhancements to Gmail aimed at helping users manage crowded inboxes and handle email tasks more efficiently. The updates are part of what Google calls the “Gemini era” of Gmail, built on its latest Gemini 3 AI model.

What Are The New Features Inroduced In Gmail Gemini Upgrade?

Here are all the new features of Gmail’s Gemini Era upgrade: 

• AI Overviews that automatically summarize long email threads into clear, easy-to-read highlights.

• Natural-language inbox search and Q&A, allowing users to ask questions about past emails and get instant answers.

• Help Me Write tool to draft, rewrite, or refine emails using AI assistance.

• Context-aware suggested replies that generate smarter, more relevant response options

• AI-powered Proofreading, which improves grammar, tone, and clarity in emails.

• An experimental AI Inbox that prioritises important messages like bills, reminders, and frequent contacts.

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Competing With MailChimp And Similar Platforms

Gmail has been an official source for email-based communications. But lately, many new and emerging AI-backed emailing apps have taken the market, for example, MailChimp. But with this new Gmail Gemini Era introduction, Google is trying to revamp its market share and begin to utilise Gmail in people’s corporate communications and marketing campaigns. 

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