--- title: "Google turns Gmail, Docs and Keep into voice-based AI assistants powered by Gemini" description: "Google has introduced the voice features Gmail Live, Docs Live and Keep Live, powered by Gemini. Users can now search emails, create documents and capture notes without a keyboard." date: 2026-09-04T08:22:01.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/google-voice-features-gmail-docs-keep-gemini tags: [google, gemini, gmail, google-docs, google-keep, voice-ai, ai-assistant] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Google turns Gmail, Docs and Keep into voice-based AI assistants powered by Gemini ![Glass facade of a Google office with the company logo; Google is turning Gmail, Docs and Keep into voice AI assistants powered by Gemini](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/04/google-golosovye-funkcii-gmail-docs-keep-gemini/google-golosovye-funkcii-gmail-docs-keep-gemini-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - Google has launched the voice features Gmail Live, Docs Live and Keep Live, powered by the Gemini model, for working with email, documents and notes without a keyboard. - Gmail Live is available on the Google AI Plus, Pro and Ultra plans; Docs Live and Keep Live are available on the AI Pro and Ultra plans. - At launch, the services work in English in the iOS and Android apps, and will later be available in Google Workspace Business. - The Live features complement the Gemini voice ecosystem: dictation on Mac, the Rambler tool on Pixel 11, and the Gemini 3.5 Transcribe model. Google has unveiled a new set of voice features that turn its key productivity apps β€” Gmail, Google Docs and Google Keep β€” into interactive AI assistants powered by the Gemini model. The new tools are called Gmail Live, Docs Live and Keep Live. Developers stress that the goal of these innovations is to minimize keyboard use and speed up everyday tasks: the user simply talks to the assistant, which then searches for information, asks clarifying questions and creates content. While conversing with the assistant, a text transcription of the dialogue is displayed on the screen in real time, allowing the user to monitor exactly what the system is understanding. ### Voice instead of a search bar: how Gmail Live works The Gmail Live feature changes the familiar workflow for handling email: instead of typing queries into the search bar, the user asks the assistant by voice about the contents of incoming messages. Gemini finds the relevant emails, summarizes their content and answers follow-up questions about a specific thread. This turns the inbox into a "living" object with which you can interact conversationally, without having to go through emails one by one. ### Docs Live and Keep Live: from a spoken idea to a finished document The Docs Live tool lets you describe an idea or concept by voice, after which the AI drafts the first version of the document. To generate the text, the assistant can draw on data from Gmail, Google Drive and work chats, and, if needed, search for information directly on the web. Keep Live, in turn, turns the app into a voice notebook for quickly capturing thoughts without typing. The assistant can independently build lists and select structured data β€” for example, compiling a full list of ingredients for a specific dish upon a voice request. ### Plans, languages and platforms: who has access to the Live features Access to the tools is divided by subscription plan. Gmail Live is available to Google AI Plus, Pro and Ultra subscribers, while Docs Live and Keep Live are open to users on the Google AI Pro and Ultra plans. Initially, the services work in English in the mobile apps for iOS and Android; in the near term, Google plans to roll them out to enterprise customers of Google Workspace Business. As a result, Russian-speaking audiences and owners of basic accounts remain outside the pilot for now. ### Part of a seamless Gemini voice ecosystem The launch of the Live tools is the latest step by the tech giant in building a unified voice ecosystem. A few months ago, Google added a dictation feature to its desktop app for Mac, while the Pixel 11 series smartphones received the Rambler tool based on Gemini, which automatically removes filler words from dictated voice messages. In parallel, the company released a specialized model, Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, designed for highly accurate speech-to-text conversion. Taken together, these elements form a coherent voice loop: from dictation and transcription to dialogue with documents and email, signaling Google's strategic push to make voice the primary interface for interacting with its product portfolio. ## πŸ” Fact-Check Verification - [No more typing: Google reworks Gmail, Docs and Keep](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/bilshe-treba-drukuvati-google-zminyue-gmail-1788508636.html) - ΠŸΡ€ΡΠΌΠΎΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Ρ‚Π²Π΅Ρ€ΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Ρ‚Π΅ΠΌΡ‹: Google Π²Π²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡ‚ голосовыС Live-Ρ„ΡƒΠ½ΠΊΡ†ΠΈΠΈ Π² Gmail, Docs ΠΈ Keep для ΠΌΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠΈΠ·Π°Ρ†ΠΈΠΈ Π½Π°Π±ΠΎΡ€Π° тСкста. - [In an attempt to speed up Siri's evolution, Apple may integrate Google Gemini technology](https://www.ixbt.com/news/2025/08/22/siri-apple-google-gemini.html) - ΠšΠΎΠ½Ρ‚Π΅ΠΊΡΡ‚Π½Ρ‹ΠΉ источник ΠΎ распространСнии Gemini; ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΡ‚ΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡ€Π΅Ρ‡ΠΈΠΉ с основным тСкстом Π½Π΅ содСрТит. - [Google replaces the standard in-car assistant with the Gemini AI](https://www.ixbt.com/news/2026/05/04/google-zamenjaet-standartnogo-pomoshnika-v-avtomobiljah-na-ii-gemini.html) - ΠšΠΎΠ½Ρ‚Π΅ΠΊΡΡ‚Π½Ρ‹ΠΉ источник ΠΎ распространСнии Gemini; ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΡ‚ΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡ€Π΅Ρ‡ΠΈΠΉ с основным тСкстом Π½Π΅ содСрТит. - [Google's AI search engine has learned to understand voice queries, but the feature is not available to everyone](https://3dnews.ru/1124619/iipoiskovik-google-nauchilsya-ponimat-golosovie-zaprosi-no-dostupna-funktsiya-ne-vsem) - ΠŸΠΎΠ΄Ρ‚Π²Π΅Ρ€ΠΆΠ΄Π°Π΅Ρ‚ Ρ‚Ρ€Π΅Π½Π΄ голосовых запросов Π² ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ΄ΡƒΠΊΡ‚Π°Ρ… Google ΠΈ ΠΈΡ… ΠΎΠ³Ρ€Π°Π½ΠΈΡ‡Π΅Π½Π½ΡƒΡŽ Π΄ΠΎΡΡ‚ΡƒΠΏΠ½ΠΎΡΡ‚ΡŒ, согласуСтся с Ρ‚Π°Ρ€ΠΈΡ„Π½Ρ‹ΠΌΠΈ ограничСниями Live-Ρ„ΡƒΠ½ΠΊΡ†ΠΈΠΉ. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: What are Gmail Live, Docs Live and Keep Live? **A:** These are Google's voice-based AI features powered by Gemini: Gmail Live lets you search and summarize emails by voice, Docs Live drafts a document from a spoken description, and Keep Live turns the app into a voice notebook. ### Q: On which plans are the Live features available? **A:** Gmail Live is available on the Google AI Plus, Pro and Ultra plans, while Docs Live and Keep Live are available on the Google AI Pro and Ultra plans. ### Q: In which language and apps do the new features work? **A:** Initially, the services work in English in the iOS and Android apps; later, Google plans to roll them out to enterprise customers of Google Workspace Business. ### Q: How do the Live features relate to Google's other voice tools? **A:** They complement the Gemini voice ecosystem: dictation in the Mac app, the Rambler tool on Pixel 11 that removes filler words, and the Gemini 3.5 Transcribe model for accurate speech transcription.