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Google brings voice prompting to Docs, Keep, and Gmail at I/O 2026
Google announced voice-based prompting for Docs, Keep, and Gmail at I/O 2026, letting users create documents, organise notes, and search their inboxes by speaking instead of typing. The features are powered by Gemini AI and roll out this summer for premium subscribers and Workspace business users.
TL;DR
- Google announced new voice-prompting features for Docs, Keep, and Gmail at I/O 2026.
- Docs Live allows users to create and edit documents entirely through spoken commands.
- Keep's overhaul enables users to dictate unstructured thoughts, which AI will organize into separate notes.
- Gmail Live offers a conversational voice interface for searching and retrieving information from emails.
- The features are powered by Google's Gemini AI models and are designed for more natural, complex interactions.
- Google previously launched Rambler, a standalone dictation product built into Gboard.
- These voice features will be available to Google AI Premium subscribers and Google Workspace business users starting this summer.