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Google has decided to release the AI Gmail Search Update, which is designed to help you find the email you’re looking for more quickly. On Thursday, the company announced that it will adopt AI to consider factors like recency, most-clicked emails, and frequent contacts when displaying emails based on your search query.
Gmail is known for simply displaying emails in chronological order based on keywords. However, the company wrote in a blog post, “With this update, the emails you’re looking for are far more likely to be at the top of your search results — saving you valuable time and helping you find important information more easily.”
Added to the AI Gmail Search Update is a new toggle allowing people to switch between “most relevant” or “most recent” emails on a search results page. The toggle is aimed at users who prefer seeing search results displayed in chronological order rather than the new “Most relevant” default option.
The AI Gmail Search Update will be rolled out globally, targeting users with personal Google accounts, and will be available on the web and in the Gmail app for Android and iOS. Google plans to expand the feature to business users in the future.
The launch of the AI Gmail Search Update functionality comes as Google has been building out its email offering to better compete with Apple’s Mail app, which got a slew of Gmail-like features with iOS 18 last year. For example, Gmail recently got a Gemini-powered feature that allows users to add events to a Google Calendar directly from an email.
A few months ago, Gmail unveiled “summary cards” that allow users to take actions in their inbox, like tracking packages, checking in for flights, setting reminders, marking bills as paid, and more.
Recently, Google announced a new AI search as part of its resolve to serve its users better. It also introduced the ability for users to chat via Gmail with Gemini about their inbox directly within the app on both iOS and Android.
