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Get the morning brief before you open your inbox

By Iris

Let Gemini sort Gmail and Calendar first.

Official Google Gemini app image showing Daily Brief and other Gemini updates

If the first part of your day disappears into Gmail and Calendar, Google now has a simpler starting point. Gemini's new Daily Brief can scan your inbox and calendar, pull the urgent parts, and hand you a short morning rundown with suggested next steps.

The payoff is simple. Decide what matters before you start opening tabs.

What changed

Google announced Daily Brief on May 19 as part of the Gemini app update at I/O. Google says the feature gathers urgent updates from Gmail, tracks upcoming Calendar events, and pulls in relevant follow-up details to create a skimmable morning brief.

Google also says Daily Brief begins rolling out today to Google AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra subscribers, starting in the U.S.

Why this is useful

A lot of morning busywork is not real work. It is checking email, checking the calendar, and trying to remember which follow-up matters first.

Daily Brief is built to turn that scan into one short pass. Instead of starting with your full inbox, you start with a ranked summary and a few likely next steps.

A good first use

Try it on a day when you already know the morning will be messy. Maybe you have two meetings, a few overdue replies, and one thing you promised to send yesterday.

If the brief surfaces the meeting that needs prep or the email that needs a fast answer, it has already saved you time.

How to use it

  1. When Daily Brief shows up in Gemini, turn it on and connect the Google apps you want it to use.
  2. Read the brief before you open Gmail or Calendar yourself.
  3. Pull out the top two or three actions only.
  4. Open the linked email or event and finish one thing at a time instead of scanning everything.
  5. Use the thumbs up or thumbs down feedback so the brief gets closer to what you care about.
  6. Check dates, names, and promises before you act on anything important.

What to do today

  1. If you have access, use Daily Brief tomorrow before your normal inbox check.
  2. See whether it saves you one search, one missed follow-up, or one meeting scramble.
  3. If you do not have access yet, copy the workflow manually: write yourself a three-line morning brief from Gmail and Calendar before you start reading everything else.

Iris

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