Google recently introduced a new feature powered by Gemini artificial intelligence in Gmail to help users manage their schedules more efficiently. Starting this Monday, Google Workspace users can add events directly to Google Calendar via email. The goal of this innovative feature is to simplify user schedules, improve work efficiency, and make tedious calendar management easier.
This new feature automatically recognizes calendar-related information in emails and displays a "Add to Calendar" button when appropriate. The user simply clicks this button and the Gmail sidebar will pop up to confirm that the event has been successfully added to the calendar. Currently, this feature is only available in English and can only be used on web version of Gmail. Google said it may expand its language support and platform compatibility in the future.
It should be noted that events created with the Add to Calendar button will not automatically contain information from other participants. In addition, this feature will not be displayed for emails that have already extracted event information (such as restaurant reservations or flight information). This means that if the user wants to share the plan with others, he still needs to manually add other participants. Nevertheless, this feature still provides users with a quick and convenient way to manage their personal schedules.
Google mentioned in an official blog that this new feature was designed to further enhance the user experience. Gmail has integrated several Gemini-powered tools, including email writing, email conversation summary, and queries and finding specific information in your inbox. In addition to the web version, these features were also expanded to Gmail applications for iOS and Android systems at the end of last year, further improving the cross-platform user experience.
This update is another important move by Google to improve work efficiency. With Gemini's powerful intelligence, users' daily workflows will become smoother and more convenient. Although the feature is still being improved, this innovation undoubtedly provides users with a more efficient calendar management tool to help them better plan their time in their busy daily work.