Today, Google has revealed gigantic strides forward in those apps, Gmail and Vids, so that all our lives are given brighter futuristic pathways. These new features will greatly enhance productivity by integrating education-oriented teams to quicken and simplify communication. The changes are publicly available as of today, with a few other features being phased in over the next few months.
AI is already being leveraged by companies like Google through Gmail personalization with smart replies. These recommendations aid them in replying to emails with contextually appropriate alternatives. This new feature is meant to help save you time so you can focus on more productive communications. At the same time, Google has launched a new inbox-cleaning feature powered by its new Gemini tool. This would allow them to empower users to delete or archive multiple emails at once, expanding the convenience to tackle cluttered inboxes.
In addition to these improvements, Gmail will soon bring you a feature that makes scheduling appointments easy. Users can quickly schedule one-on-one meetings with anyone not in their organization. This makes it easier to schedule substantive discussions, which is key.
The new smart inbox-cleaning feature gives users a strategy for doing it fast. For instance, you might want to be able to command, “Delete all of my unopened messages from The Groomed Paw from 2022.”
In the world of content creation, Google Vids is receiving a major dose of upgrades. A new seamless video creation and editing tool will make the platform more video-first friendly as well. For example, it might take a company sales deck or a quarterly business review presentation and turn it into a polished video. With this new capability, we hope to empower users to create captivating content. No advanced video editing experience required.
Although the new Gmail features have been released today, other capabilities will be available in coming months. The Balance sound feature will be widely available next month, making Gmail even more usable for Gmail users. You should see Transcript trim in Labs in a few months. Whether you use our tool to follow along with a recorded meeting or presentation, this new addition is sure to improve your experience.
TechCrunch consumer news reporter, Aisha Malik, was there to document all of the positive progress. Prior to joining TechCrunch in 2021, Malik spent three years as a telecom reporter at MobileSyrup. She received an honours bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto. On top of that, she managed to finish her master’s degree in journalism at Western University. Her years as a technology reporter in California give her the knowledge and context to explain these new features in all their complexity.
With the constant pace of innovation within Google applications, these improvements demonstrate Google’s focus on improving user experience with cutting-edge technology. This focus is to make routine tasks easier and faster for its users throughout Gmail and Vids.