Google Gemini Adds Deep Research Access to Gmail and Drive
Key Points
- Gemini’s Deep Research can now pull data from Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, PDFs, and Chat.
- The AI combines personal files with web sources to create personalized reports.
- Users can individually enable or disable access to Search, Gmail, Drive, and Chat.
- The feature is currently available on desktop computers.
- Mobile support is expected to arrive shortly.
Google has expanded Gemini’s Deep Research feature to tap into users' Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, PDFs, and Chat history. The update lets the AI generate more personalized reports by combining public web sources with personal files, giving users the ability to request analyses that reflect their own data. Users can choose which Google services to connect, and the feature is currently available on desktop with mobile support slated for the near future.
Expanded Data Access for Deeper Insights
Google announced that Gemini’s Deep Research capability now integrates with a range of personal Google services, including Gmail, Drive files (Docs, Sheets, Slides, PDFs) and Chat. This extension allows the AI chatbot to draw on both public web content and a user’s own documents when creating reports, analyses, or other content. By referencing personal emails, notes, and collaborative files, Gemini can produce outputs that are tailored to the specific context of the user’s work, such as marketing analyses that incorporate internal data alongside external research.
User Controls and Availability
The update gives users granular control over which services Gemini can access. Within the Deep Research interface, a dropdown menu lets users toggle access to Search, Gmail, Drive, and Chat individually, ensuring that only the desired data sources are used. At present, the feature is limited to desktop environments, but Google indicated that mobile support will be rolled out in the coming days. This rollout reflects one of the most requested enhancements for the tool, aiming to make AI‑assisted research more relevant and actionable for professional users.