Gemini is great at scouring your Gmail inbox, your Google Drive, important Google Docs, and even your events via Calendar, but for professionals within the Google Workspace ecosystem, the AI tool’s sources have always had a major void.
Various businesses and organizations use Google Chat as their internal messaging platform, and for those, Gemini finally has something neat.
The connection is off by defualt
Google has officially integrated Google Chat into the Gemini app, essentially allowing the AI tool to go through your conversations to give you tailored replies — only with your permission, of course.
“Like other Workspace connected apps in Gemini, Google Chat will be default off and can be enabled in your settings. If enabled, Gemini will be able to cross-reference your conversations in Chat to provide more informed, context-aware responses directly within your workflow,” wrote the tech giant in a new Workspace Updates post.
With the integration, you’ll also be able to ask Gemini, in natural-sounding language, to retrieve specific details, summarize discussions that might have happened on your day off, surface information buried in your message history, and more.
Google Chat on Android is getting Gemini as it catches up to the web client
Message scheduling is also on the way
For reference, Google Chat already offers a Gemini integration. Now, Gemini offers a Google Chat integration too.
The connection stems from the existing Google Workspace connected apps toggle, which can be found by heading to the Gemini app > profile icon > Connected Apps.
It’s worth noting that the feature will be off by default and will need to be enabled by your organization or group level’s admin.
The integration should be widely available now across Business Starter, Standard, and Plus, Enterprise Starter, Standard, and Plus, Education Fundamentals, Standard, and Plus, Frontline Starter and Standard Essentials, Enterprise Essentials, and Enterprise Essentials Plus, and Nonprofits accounts.
