By Abner Li
Publication Date: 2026-01-08 13:01:00
In addition to a glimpse into the future of Gmail, Google today is making available a number of AI features that previously required a subscription for personal accounts.
Help Me Write lets you enter a prompt to compose entire emails. You can refine the message with options like Formalize, Elaborate, and Shorten. These tools, along with Polish, can also be used on an email you’ve already written. This is available on web, Android and iOS by tapping the pencil icon with an AI spark.
Going forward, Gmail will update Help Me Write with “better personalization” that leverages the context of your other Google apps.

Meanwhile, personalized reply suggestions are an update to Smart Replies that go beyond generic replies by incorporating your context and tone. Gmail takes into account the context of the conversation based on how you write it.
Say you’re coordinating a family reunion and your aunt…