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Google has upgraded Gemini's side panel in Workspace apps so every instance—Gmail, Drive, Docs, Slides, and Chat—now shares the same feature set. Users can create documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks or schedule meetings from any app rather than switching to the app that originally hosted that function.

OpenAI has enabled ChatGPT and Codex users to connect multiple Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Contacts accounts to a single plugin, removing a prior one-account limitation. The change was confirmed by OpenAI engineer Gabriel Chua on August 28, 2026.

Google is rolling out new productivity integrations for Gemini Live, including Spark support for AI Pro subscribers, deep Gmail access, Daily Brief summaries, and cross-chat Memory. The update lets users manage multi-step tasks across Docs, Sheets, and Drive using voice commands alone.

Google's Workspace Studio Flows is now available to Google AI Pro ($20/month) and Ultra ($100/month) subscribers, bringing AI-powered email filtering to Gmail. The service processes up to 2,000 emails monthly on Pro tier and 10,000 on Ultra, potentially limiting utility for high-volume users receiving thousands of messages weekly.

Google announced Gmail Live at IO 2026, a Gemini-powered conversational AI feature that allows users to ask natural language questions about their inbox instead of typing search terms. The voice-powered tool will roll out this summer exclusively to Google AI Ultra subscribers.

Google unveiled voice-based prompting for Docs, Keep, and Gmail at I/O 2026, powered by Gemini AI. The features enable document creation, note organization, and email search through spoken commands, launching this summer for Google AI Premium subscribers and Workspace business users.

Google launched Gemini 3.5 Flash today as the default model for its Gemini app and AI Mode in Search, with Gemini 3.5 Pro following next month. The company also introduced Gemini Omni, a new multimodal AI family capable of generating video from text, photos, video, and audio inputs.

Google announced Gmail Live, a voice-activated email search feature launching this summer for AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in the US. The company also expanded its AI Inbox feature from AI Ultra to AI Plus and AI Pro tiers, adding task completion tracking and contextual draft responses.

Gmail for Android and iOS now includes AI Inbox as a dedicated tab in the bottom navigation bar, positioned between Gmail and Chat. Google also updated Help me write to pull context from Drive and Gmail, automatically inserting relevant information into drafts based on user prompts.