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Gmail AI Inbox

Google introduces AI Inbox, a beta feature that helps users manage their Gmail by surfacing priority emails and summarizing important topics. Available in the US for eligible Google AI and Workspace plans, it provides suggested to-dos and topic summaries.

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Important: AI Inbox is currently in beta and may change over time. Your use of AI Inbox is covered by the Google Cloud Terms of Service, and the specific terms for pre-release features do not apply.

To help you manage a busy inbox, AI Inbox can show you priority emails and topics.

Learn how AI Inbox works

AI Inbox helps surface to-dos and topics that matter most, all in one place. When you open AI Inbox, there are 2 sections:

Suggested to-dos: This section shows high-priority items from incoming emails that need your attention. It also explains what you need to do in bold text, like a due date for a utility or credit-card bill.

Topics to catch up on: This section provides a quick summary of important updates across projects and topics. It helps you stay updated on items often scattered in various email threads. Examples include upcoming travel, restaurant reservations, or purchase confirmations.

To show the most relevant items, AI Inbox:

Only surfaces information from messages in your “Primary” tab and not other tabs, such as “Social” or “Promotions.”

Filters out messages like spam or that you archive, delete, mute, or snooze.

Does not support attachments, delegated inboxes, or encrypted emails.

What you need

Important: This feature is only available in the US and in English.

For personal Google Accounts: You need an eligible Google AI plan:

Google AI Plus

Google AI Pro

Google AI Ultra

For work or school accounts: You need a Workspace Enterprise Plus plan with access to Gemini Alpha.

If you use a work or school account, your admin controls access to Gemini Alpha.

If you can't find AI Inbox, your admin may not have Alpha features enabled for your organization.

Additional requirement

In Gmail, turn on Smart features in Google Workspace and Smart features in other Google products. Learn more about smart features.

Tip: After you turn on smart features, it can take a few hours. It may take up to 7 days for your first set of to-dos and topics to appear.

Open AI Inbox

Important: Your AI Inbox may appear empty if you have not sent or received emails recently.

On your Android phone or tablet, open the Gmail app .

At the top left, tap Menu AI Inbox.

To get the latest updates, pull down from the top of the screen.

Tip: If the information in AI Inbox is outdated:

Make sure you have a stable internet connection or Wi-Fi.

Confirm that you are in the correct Google Account.

Manage suggested to-dos

Take action on an email: In a to-do, select an action button, like View or Reply.

Open related information: To get more context, tap the link in any item and open the related email, chat, or another source.

Complete a to-do: When you finish, tap Mark done .

Provide feedback or report issues: Next to any item, tap More options :

Remove to-do: Remove a to-do from your list.

Positive feedback or Negative feedback: Rate the quality of a to-do or topic.

Report abuse: Report unsafe suggestions to Google.

Review topics to catch up on

Open related information: To get more context, tap the link in any item and open the related email, chat, or another source.

Provide feedback or report issues: Next to any item, tap More options :

Positive feedback or Negative feedback: Rate the quality of a to-do or topic.

Report abuse: Report unsafe suggestions to Google.

Related resources

Learn about Gemini features in Gmail

Get an AI Overview in Gmail search

Report abuse in Gemini in Workspace apps