Android, iOS users will soon be able to converse wth Gmail
Google is testing Gmail Live, which allows you to speak to the email app and ask it a query.
Gmail Live will let you talk with Gmail. | Image by PhoneArena
Google is currently testing a feature for iOS and Android called Gmail Live. When the feature is live, you'll be able to have a conversation with the Gmail app when looking for information from a specific email. If you are like me and have several hundred emails in your Gmail inbox, this is the fastest way to go searching for information.
There is no way you can manually go through your inbox in time.
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When you open the Gmail app and tap the search bar, you'll see "Ask Gmail," which is the text version of this new feature. You'll be able to type in a natural language query and get back an AI Overview. But if you want to use your voice, keep the following in mind.
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You'll also see an icon similar to the Gemini Live icon inside the search bar with a soundwave and a sparkle. Tapping the icon will bring up a full page UI (still in beta) similar to Gemini Live with examples of prompts that you can use.
These examples include:
- What are my upcoming travel dates?
- What are updates on my latest orders?
You can ask Gmail to check on orders you've placed with Amazon
Let's say that you want to check on some orders you placed with Amazon. You ask, "What are the updates on my latest orders?" Your question is transcribed on the screen and is answered after Gmail Live processes the question. The answer is simultaneously written on the screen and is read aloud.
Gmail Live is coming later this summer
This feature, currently in testing for both Android and iOS, will be made available this summer to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers. If you do subscribe to one of these two Google AI services, you'll learn that you can talk to Gmail and actually get a response. I'd bet that you have never thought about having a conversation with Gmail before.
Gmail Live has news about your Amazon order. | Image by 9to5Google
Google AI Pro costs $19.99 per month and is designed for power users without having the costs of a subscription designed for enterprise use. It includes YouTube Premium Lite, 5TB of storage, and a $10 monthly credit for Google Cloud. Google AI Ultra costs $99.99 to $199.99 per month and includes 20TB of storage, a full YouTube Premium subscription, and a $40 per month Google Cloud credit.
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