Google has rolled out its Gemini-powered AI assistant, Gmail Q&A, to iOS users, allowing select Gmail accounts to ask questions about their emails within the app. First introduced to Android in August, the feature is now available to Google One AI Premium subscribers and Google Workspace accounts with specific add-ons. Users can ask the AI for insights into their inbox, like summarising email threads or finding particular messages.

Adding the Gemini button next to Gmail’s search bar aims to encourage users to rely on AI to navigate their inbox, offering a more intuitive alternative to the traditional search bar. Google plans to expand Gemini’s capabilities to include information from Google Drive.

Gmail Q&A is part of Google’s broader push to integrate AI across its products, adding features like email summaries, package tracking, and reminders. With these updates, Google seeks to stay competitive against Apple’s Mail app, which recently introduced features similar to iOS 18. However, free Gmail users may not have access to these premium AI tools anytime soon, as Google uses them to drive subscription growth.