Gmail's new Gemini AI features can be turned off, but there's a catch

The email app used by over 3 billion people is turning on new artificial intelligence features by default. Here's how to turn them off.

Major Gmail closure as two beloved features to shut down permanently in days with users at risk of missing emails

GOOGLE is shutting down a pair of Gmail features this month – and it might mean you miss important emails. The major closure – which is permanent – has been confirmed on Google’s support

Gmail is quietly removing a feature that could stop emails from reaching your inbox

If you mainly use Gmail on a PC, the only solution Google recommends is setting up automatic email forwarding to continue receiving messages from third-party accounts in your Gmail inbox once POP support ends. Services like Outlook and Yahoo! Mail support this.

Gmail users urged to switch off these two main features over privacy concerns

“IMPORTANT message for everyone using Gmail,” engineering YouTuber Davey Jones wrote in a viral X PSA on this alleged digital Trojan Horse. “You have been automatically OPTED IN to allow Gmail to access all your private messages & attachments to train AI models.”

Google Unveils Ambitious Gmail Overhaul, And It's All About AI

Gmail can be a much smarter tool if you enable its new AI features: Suggested Replies, Help Me Write, Proofread, AI Overviews, and AI Inbox are here.

Gmail now answers your email questions like Google Search — but you'll have to pay for it

Gmail is rolling out natural language queries with AI Overviews and the new Proofread feature for premium users to simplify your life.

Google Confirms Bad News For Gmail Users—Older Accounts Now Blocked

There is a support note, if you can find it. Here’s the link. “Starting January 2026,” Google tells users of the world’s most popular email platform, "Gmail will no longer support checking emails from third-party accounts through POP. The option to ‘Check mail from other accounts’ will no longer be available in Gmail on your computer."
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The Gmail feature I somehow missed — and now can't live without

If you're like me, you probably rely on Gmail for all your emailing tasks. Sure, there are plenty of email services out there — some quite private and secure like Proton Mail — but for most of us, especially us Android users, Gmail is the account we ...

If You Use Gmail, You're Going To Want To Turn Off This 1 Automatic Setting ASAP

For Gmail users, there is an automatic opt-in that may allow Google access to your emailed data (think: your personal and work messages, your attachments) “to train AI models,” cybersecurity experts allege. If you don’t want this information shared, you need to adjust your settings.

Gmail might be using your data to train its AI, change these settings now to stay safe

Concerned about Gmail privacy? Learn how to turn off smart AI features, what Google says about data use, and steps to keep your emails safe.
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