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Google has announced a major update to Gmail that includes new summary cards to help users better organize and take action on their emails. These cards will visually summarize information from related emails, making it easier to track packages, check-in for flights, set reminders, mark bills as paid, and more. The company says the changes are meant to reflect Gmail users' evolving habits, and they are a response to Apple's recent iOS 18 Mail update, which introduced similar features.
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The new summary cards will appear at the top of a message, offering quick access to information such as when a package is due to arrive, when a flight is scheduled to land, when a bill is due, or information about the seats you booked on your concert ticket. At the bottom of the summary card, users can click on blue buttons to take additional actions, like tracking the package, viewing an order, viewing their ticket, getting directions to a show, setting a reminder to pay a bill, managing their airline booking, and more.
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Gmail will also introduce a new "Happening soon" section in your inbox where it will organize timely summary cards for easy access. Later, the cards will also be surfaced in Gmail searches.
The feature will begin rolling out on October 2, initially with the launch of purchase summary cards across iOS and Android. Over the month ahead, Gmail will introduce additional summary cards and the "Happening soon" section for purchase-related emails. Further down the road, all four card categories — purchases, events, bills, and travel — will begin appearing across individual emails, the "Happening soon" section, and search.
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