Gmail Can Now Automatically Show Gemini Summary Cards

Last year, Gmail for Android and iOS introduced a summarize feature, and Gemini can now surface summary cards automatically.

At launch, the Gemini-powered “Summarize this email” capability was a button underneath the subject line that you had to manually tap. Doing so would slide up the Gemini sheet with the requested bullet points.

On mobile, Gmail will now show “Gemini summary cards” automatically “when a summary could be helpful, such as with longer email threads.” You can collapse the card from the top-right corner if it’s not helpful.

Google notes how “Gemini summarizes all the key points from the email thread and refreshes it when people reply,” so it’s always fresh. (The screenshot shows an alternate design for the Reply UI that is pill-shaped instead of a solid bar.)

This launch was detailed in the “May Workspace feature drop.” Google also highlighted the availability of Gemini summaries in Google Chat’s Home view and for documents. There’s also the Google Docs summary building block.

Google is also recapping Mind Maps and Discover sources in NotebookLM. In Meet, Google is highlighting Dynamic layouts, as well as Studio look, lighting, and sound.