Google is rolling out new AI-powered voice features for Gmail, Docs, and Keep that let users interact with the apps through natural conversations.
The new tools, called Gmail Live, Docs Live, and Keep Live, are designed to make it easier to find information, create content, and manage notes when users are on the move or unable to type.
Gmail Live focuses on helping users quickly find information buried inside their inbox. Instead of searching through long email threads or remembering keywords and subject lines, users can simply ask questions by voice. For example, Google says someone could ask when their child’s next school event is, and the assistant can find the relevant information from emails and provide a spoken summary. The related emails are also shown as sources in the on-screen transcript.
The conversation can continue with follow-up questions without starting over, and users can interrupt the assistant while it is speaking if they want to change the subject or ask something else.
Docs Live is aimed at helping users turn spoken ideas into structured documents. Users can describe what they want conversationally, while Gemini can help organize the information, summarize lengthy documents, or transform ideas into formats such as business proposals. With permission, it can also use information from Gmail, Drive, Chat, and the web to personalize the results.
Keep Live takes a similar approach to note-taking. Users can speak naturally and ask Gemini to capture or organize information without needing to use specific commands. For example, someone could simply tell it to add ingredients for pesto to a shopping list, and Gemini can understand the request in context.
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Google first previewed these features during Google I/O in May. The company is now beginning to roll out Gmail Live, Docs Live, and Keep Live globally on mobile devices, with English supported at launch.
