Google’s Gemini AI is now baked into Gmail, offering automated drafting, email summarization and inbox organization. Users who want to disable the assistant face two “Smart Features” toggles that not only mute Gemini but also strip away long‑standing Gmail tools such as tabbed inboxes, Smart Compose and package tracking. A deeper Workspace toggle even reaches into Drive, removing personalized search and loyalty‑card syncing, yet UI prompts repeatedly coax users back to the AI. The convoluted process has drawn criticism for its lack of transparency and for forcing a trade‑off between AI convenience and basic functionality. Read more →