A nifty new Gmail functionality powered by Google’s Gemini AI has arrived for Google Workspace prospects. Starting Monday, customers can add occasions to a Google Calendar instantly from an electronic mail.

Gemini will robotically detect calendar-related content material in an electronic mail and current an “Add to calendar” button. After clicking the button, the aspect panel in Gmail will open to substantiate the occasion has been added to the calendar. 

Google notes in a weblog put up that the function is just obtainable in English and on the internet for now. A calendar occasion created through the “Add to calendar” button gained’t embrace different company, and it additionally gained’t seem for emails with already-extract occasions, like restaurant and flight reservations.

Customers on Google Workspace Enterprise and Enterprise tiers, in addition to prospects with a Gemini Schooling, Gemini Schooling Premium, or Google One AI Premium plan, are eligible for the brand new function. (Customers who beforehand bought the now-deprecated Gemini Enterprise or Gemini Enterprise add-ons are additionally eligible.) Admins can allow “Add to calendar” by switching on sensible options and personalization from the Workspace Admin console.

“Add to calendar” is just the most recent Gemini-powered device to succeed in Gmail inboxes. In June 2024, Google added new capabilities to Gmail on the internet to assist customers write emails and summarize electronic mail threads, plus ask questions and discover particular data from emails inside an inbox. A few of these capabilities got here to the Gmail apps for iOS and Android towards the top of final 12 months.