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AI Overviews in Gmail search allow users to ask natural language questions and receive concise summaries from across multiple emails.
Google is introducing AI Overviews in Gmail search, enabling users to type natural language questions into the search bar to get instant summaries and answers pulled from multiple conversations. This eliminates the need to manually sift through fragmented email threads for specific details. The feature is being expanded to business and education users with eligible licenses, following an initial launch for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2026-04-22 • Scheduled: 2026-04-22 -
Gmail end-to-end encryption is now available on Android and iOS mobile devices for client-side encryption users, allowing native composition and reading of E2EE messages.
Gmail end-to-end encryption (E2EE) has been expanded to Android and iOS devices, enabling Gmail client-side encryption (CSE) users to securely compose and read encrypted messages directly within the Gmail app. This update allows confidential handling of sensitive organizational data on mobile devices, ensuring compliance and data sovereignty. Recipients, whether using Gmail or other email services, can seamlessly and securely interact with these E2EE messages, with non-Gmail users able to read and reply in their native browser.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2026-04-09 • Scheduled: 2026-04-09