Google launched voice features in Gmail, Docs and Keep, powered by its Gemini audio models. Gmail Live answers spoken questions about the contents of an inbox. Docs Live drafts and structures documents from spoken conversation. With permission, it can pull details from Gmail, Drive, Chat and the web. Keep Live turns unstructured spoken notes into lists and organised notes. The features began rolling out this week. Gmail and Keep require a Google AI Plus, Pro or Ultra subscription. Docs requires Pro or Ultra. Google says business customers will get them later, without naming a date. It first previewed the audio models in Workspace at its I/O conference.
What changed
Voice in Workspace was a preview shown at I/O.
What it unlocks
Searching an inbox, drafting a document and structuring notes by speaking, without typing.
What you need to act on it
- Google AI Plus, Pro or Ultra subscription for Gmail and Keep
- Pro or Ultra for Docs
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