{"id":728430,"date":"2026-05-20T05:10:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T02:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/you-can-now-talk-to-your-gmail-inbox-as-seen-at-google-io-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T05:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T02:10:17","slug":"you-can-now-talk-to-your-gmail-inbox-as-seen-at-google-io-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/you-can-now-talk-to-your-gmail-inbox-as-seen-at-google-io-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"You can now talk to your Gmail inbox, as seen at Google IO 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f3c5064b60\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f3c5064b60\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/you-can-now-talk-to-your-gmail-inbox-as-seen-at-google-io-2026\/#Catch_up_on_the_rest_of_Google_IO_2026s_big_news\" >Catch up on the rest of Google IO 2026\u2019s big news<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google isn\u2019t finished infusing AI into your inbox. On Tuesday at their IO 2026 developer conference, the tech giant announced an expansion of its \u201cAI Inbox\u201d functionality for Gmail, which is adding conversational AI features. That means you can ask Gmail about things in your inbox instead of typing in search terms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company says the Gemini AI-powered feature, called Gmail Live, will help you quickly find information buried in your inbox.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"383\" width=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gmail-live-static.png?w=680\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3123886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gmail-live-static.png 1920w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gmail-live-static.png?resize=150,84 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gmail-live-static.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gmail-live-static.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gmail-live-static.png?resize=680,383 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gmail-live-static.png?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gmail-live-static.png?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gmail-live-static.png?resize=430,242 430w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gmail-live-static.png?resize=720,405 720w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gmail-live-static.png?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gmail-live-static.png?resize=800,450 800w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gmail-live-static.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gmail-live-static.png?resize=668,375 668w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gmail-live-static.png?resize=1097,617 1097w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gmail-live-static.png?resize=708,398 708w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gmail-live-static.png?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"wp-block-image__credits\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong>Google<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps you need information about your upcoming flight, the time of your dentist <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointment, the door code for your Airbnb rental, or some details about an event at your kid\u2019s school, for instance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before, you\u2019d have to type in keywords in the search box (or maybe type in someone\u2019s email address or domain) to try to narrow down your search. That doesn\u2019t always make emails easy to find, however, especially if the search term is something found across several messages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u201cGmail Live can answer naturally phrased questions, respond to follow-up questions, and pivot if you need to interrupt it,\u201d Devanshi Bhandari, product lead for Gmail, explained in a briefing ahead of Google\u2019s annual developer conference, Google I\/O, where the feature was first introduced to the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s another way that Google is trying to showcase how its AI <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> can drive real-world improvements to products used by millions of consumers, at a time when many outside the tech industry are questioning the value of AI, as new data centers get built in their backyards, driving up their power bills.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being able to point to something as simple as making it easier to find something that\u2019s lost in your email inbox \u2014 an experience nearly everyone has suffered at some point \u2014 could be a practical and positive use case for AI\u00a0\u2026 or at least, Google hopes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bhandari demonstrated Gmail Live to reporters, asking the tool a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of questions about things in the inbox, like a child\u2019s show-and-tell project and their class <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>, plus hotel and flight information for a trip to Detroit. Similar to using a stand-alone AI chatbot like Gemini or ChatGPT, Gmail users can ask these questions aloud in natural language, and the chatbot responds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the demo, Gmail Live also understood nuances between things like \u201cfield trip\u201d and \u201ctrip\u201d and was able to jump from one topic to another, Bhandari pointed out. Plus, the AI can pull granular details from emails, like a hotel room number, or infer which people you\u2019re asking about, even when they\u2019re not explicitly named.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similar voice technology is also coming to its to-do list, Google Keep, the company noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notably, Gmail Live is not replacing traditional Gmail search \u2014 it\u2019s just another option. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google may have learned that not everyone is ready for an AI-only experience after it \u201cupgraded\u201d Google Photos with AI-powered search to much backlash. Google Photos later rolled back the feature, making the use of AI optional after numerous complaints.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gmail is also gaining other new capabilities, including ready-to-send drafts, instant file access, and the ability to manage to-dos by marking individual tasks as done. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"382\" width=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI-Inbox-static.png?w=680\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3123887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI-Inbox-static.png 2866w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI-Inbox-static.png?resize=150,84 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI-Inbox-static.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI-Inbox-static.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI-Inbox-static.png?resize=680,382 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI-Inbox-static.png?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI-Inbox-static.png?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI-Inbox-static.png?resize=430,242 430w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI-Inbox-static.png?resize=720,405 720w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI-Inbox-static.png?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI-Inbox-static.png?resize=800,450 800w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI-Inbox-static.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI-Inbox-static.png?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI-Inbox-static.png?resize=668,375 668w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI-Inbox-static.png?resize=1097,617 1097w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI-Inbox-static.png?resize=708,398 708w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI-Inbox-static.png?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"wp-block-image__credits\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong>Google<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plus, the AI Inbox experience, which launched earlier this year, will expand beyond Google AI Ultra subscribers to reach Google AI Pro and Plus subscribers as well. This allows you to see an overview of the tasks and items to catch up on that are buried in your inbox, all on one page.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The voice-powered Gmail Live feature, however, will roll out later this summer and will initially be limited to Google AI Ultra subscribers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What\u2019s New in Search\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p6EBMG8OEBI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-catch-up-on-the-rest-of-google-io-2026-s-big-news\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Catch_up_on_the_rest_of_Google_IO_2026s_big_news\"><\/span>Catch up on the rest of Google IO 2026\u2019s big news<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google Search as you know it is over<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google updates Gemini app to take on ChatGPT and Claude<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google introduces Gemini Spark, a 24\/7 agent assistant with Gmail integration<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How to use Google\u2019s new information agents<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. 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