3 September 2026
Google adds voice chat to Gmail, Docs, and Keep apps
First reported
Engadget and The Verge ran this on , all on the same day.
- Gmail Live lets people ask their inbox questions aloud, like 'when is my kid's school event,' and get summarized answers with email sources linked in the transcript.
- Docs Live converts spoken descriptions into formatted documents and can pull information from Gmail, Drive, Chat, and the web if granted permission to personalize outputs.