Summarize email threads with Gemini in Gmail

You can use Gemini in Gmail to summarize long email threads and messages with several replies.

An image of the Gemini summary card feature in the Gmail mobile app, showing an email from "Roger Nelson" about a "Green Bot" project update. The summary card at the top of the email has three bullet points, summarizing that Roger is providing an update, Ann needs to provide feedback on mood boards, and this feedback will guide the project's next steps.

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Learn how email thread summaries with Gemini in Gmail work

  • To keep the summary up to date, Gemini in Gmail synthesizes all key points from the thread and any replies.
  • You can expand or minimize the summary card.
    • When you minimize the summary card, it remains collapsed above the thread until you expand it.
  • If you don’t have a summary card:
    • At the top of the thread, select Summarize this email.
    • At the top right of Gmail, select Ask Gemini and request a summary of the thread.
  • In the Gmail app for Android and iPhone or iPad, the summary card can contain action buttons for items mentioned in the thread, like:
    • A link to visit a website
    • A reminder for an event

Show a summary card at the top of an email thread

Important: By default, Google Workspace smart features are off in:

  • The European Economic Area
  • Japan
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom
  1. On your computer, go to Gmail.
  2. At the top right, click Settings settings and then See all settings.
  3. Under the "General" tab, scroll to "Google Workspace smart features."
  4. Click Manage Workspace smart feature settings.
  5. Turn on Smart features in Google Workspace.
  6. Click Save.

Tips:

  • To hide the summary card, turn off Smart features in Google Workspace. This also turns off other Gemini in Workspace features, like the Gemini in Gmail side panel. Learn about Google Workspace smart features.
  • If you notice anything incorrect about the summary card, below the card, click the feedback icons or .

Learn about Gemini feature suggestions

  • Gemini feature suggestions don’t represent Google’s views, and should not be attributed to Google.
  • Don’t rely on Gemini features as medical, legal, financial or other professional advice.
  • Gemini features may suggest inaccurate or inappropriate information. Your feedback makes Gemini more helpful and safe.
  • Enterprise end users can submit feedback about their experience using this feature. End users are informed before they submit feedback that the feedback data shouldn’t contain personal, sensitive, or confidential information.

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