Google Releases Contextual Smart Replies With Gemini Integration for Gmail

At Google IO 2024, their annual developer conference, the company unveiled a number of new features. Almost all IT enthusiasts were particularly interested in the Contextual Smart Replies feature out of all the features.

With the aid of Gemini, users can obtain more thorough responses with the Contextual Smart Replies feature than they could with the 2017 introduction of Smart Reply. The Gemini is capable of analysing emails and making insightful recommendations for thoughtful responses tailored to your exchange.

Three Smart Replies are shown to the users in a carousel, with the first line describing the differences and high-level direction of each generated reply. Users can see a brief preview of the text by long-pressing each response. When touched, the recommendation—which includes a salutation and a closing—will be inserted into the email body, allowing you to make additional changes.

As of right now, the feature only works with English. You must be on one of the premium tiers—Google One Al Premium, Gemini Business, Enterprise, Education, or Education Premium—in order to use this function. In the upcoming weeks, the feature will become accessible to all users after beginning to roll out today.

In the meantime, users of Google Chrome have received a warning from the Indian government about serious security flaws in the browser that might leave their devices vulnerable to hackers. Several vulnerabilities in Chrome that are brought about by shortcomings in the JavaScript engine V8 are detailed in the vulnerability note CIVN-2024-0311, which was published on September 26, 2024. Vulnerabilities can be used by hackers to run arbitrary code on the system, which increases the possibility that a cyberattacker will take over the vulnerable system, steal sensitive data, or infect it with malware.

Google Chrome versions before 129.0.6668.70/.71 for Windows and Mac, as well as Google Chrome versions before 129.0.6668.70 for Linux, are among the versions that are impacted. It is advised that users maintain their applications updated.