April 9, 2025
Preview summaries in the Google Chat home view now available in three additional languages
What’s changing
Last year, we announced that Gemini in Google Chat can now help you catch up on unread conversations in the Chat home view with summaries. Recently, we extended this ability to direct messages and read conversations.
Upon navigating to a conversation in home, click the “Summarize” button to see a quick, bulleted synopsis of the message content. This enables you to quickly review recent activity across all active conversations to determine where best to focus your time and attention.
Today, we’re excited to announce that summaries in the home view are now available in three additional languages:
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- German
Who’s impacted
End users
Why it matters
Since introducing a more streamlined user experience in Chat to help you find what you need much faster, we’re adding more ways to help you prioritize the most important conversations. This new summaries in home feature does just that by helping you catch up more quickly.
Getting started
- Admins: To access summaries in home, users need to have smart features and personalization turned on. Admins can turn on default personalization setting for their users in the Admin console.
- End users: You can turn this feature ON/OFF by turning Smart features & controls in Google products ON/OFF.
- To see summaries on web, hover over a 1:1 direct message, group conversation, space, or thread from home in Chat and click “Summarize.”
- To see summaries on mobile, long press on 1:1 direct message, group conversation, space, or thread from home in Chat.
- Visit the Help Center to learn more about summaries in home.
Rollout pace
- Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on April 9, 2025
Availability
Available for Google Workspace:
- Business Standard and Plus
- Enterprise Standard and Plus
- Customers with the Gemini Education or Gemini Education Premium add-on
- Gemini Business*
- Gemini Enterprise*
- AI Meetings and Messages*
*As of January 15, 2025, we’re no longer offering the Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise add-ons for sale. Please refer to this announcement for more details.