What’s changing
We’re excited to announce Gemini in Google Chat can now help you catch up on unread conversations in the Chat home view with summaries.
Upon navigating to an unread conversation in home, click the “Summarize” button to see a quick, bulleted synopsis of the message content. This enables you to quickly review recent activity across all active conversations to determine where best to focus your time and attention.
Who’s impacted
End users
Why it matters
Since introducing a more streamlined user experience in Chat to help you find what you need much faster, we’re adding more ways to help you prioritize the most important conversations. This new summaries in home feature does just that by helping you catch up more quickly.
Additional details
Summaries in the home view are available for any group conversation, space, or thread in home that contain unread messages.
Getting started
- Admins: To access summaries in home, users need to have smart features and personalization turned on. Admins can turn on default personalization setting for their users in the Admin console.
- End users: You can turn this feature ON/OFF by turning Smart features & controls in Google products ON/OFF.
- To see summaries on web, hover over an unread group conversation, space, or thread from home in Chat and click “Summarize.”
- To see summaries on mobile, long press on an unread group conversation, space, or thread from home in Chat.
- Visit the Help Center to learn more about summaries in home.
Rollout pace
Web, Android & iOS:
- Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on October 21, 2024
Availability
Available for Google Workspace customers with these add-ons:
- Gemini Business, Enterprise, Education, Education Premium
- AI Meetings & Messaging
Resources
- Google Workspace Admin Help: Turn on or off Gmail, Chat, and Meet smart features and personalization (Region specific)
- Google Help: Summarize conversations in Google Chat
- Google Help: Get started with Gemini for Google Workspace
- Google Workspace Updates Blog: Introducing the AI Meetings and Messaging for Google Workspace add-on
- Workspace Blog: Empowering businesses of all sizes with new generative AI and security innovations in Google Workspace