Google has started to offer the Gmail Question & Answer (Q&A) feature, which uses artificial intelligence-supported Gemini technology, to the iOS platform. This feature, which was previously only available for web and Android users, now allows iOS users to more easily manage their emails and Google Drive content. Gmail Q&A allows users to quickly find information buried in their mailbox or Google Drive and summarize emails by subject. With this feature, Gmail users will be able to do things like find missing person information, compile emails on a specific subject, or quickly highlight messages from a specific sender.
The Gmail side panel, where Google offers this feature, is designed to perform more complex searches and operations in the inbox faster. For example, a user can get results by asking Gmail’s Gemini-powered chatbot questions such as “Messages from this sender in the last three months.” Similarly, it is equally possible to access specific information among documents stored in Google Drive. Gmail Q&A can also provide answers directly from the Google search engine. This allows users to quickly find answers to common questions on the web without leaving their inbox.
A slow rollout process for iOS users
Gmail’s Q&A feature will be available only to certain users, just like the web and Android versions. This feature is currently available to Google One AI Premium subscribers and Google Workspace users with Gemini Business, Enterprise, Education or Education Premium add-ons. Google stated that the feature will be gradually rolled out to iOS for these groups, and this process may take several weeks. This provides the opportunity to test how artificial intelligence offers a more effective solution in e-mail management, especially for corporate users.
Google’s effort to integrate artificial intelligence solutions into Gmail aims to increase efficiency in email management. With this innovation, users can organize their inboxes and speed up their business processes by spending less time. However, for now, benefiting from this technology only appeals to a limited group of users. It remains unclear whether Google will offer this feature to a wider audience in the future.