Alongside the redesigned Gmail webmail feature announced a few weeks ago, Google is now rolling out Gmail Nudge. This new feature makes use of artificial intelligence to remind you to respond to emails.
What is Nudge, and how does it work?
Nudge identifies important emails in your inbox and tells you the number of days ago it was sent. It then asks if you want to reply, helping you stay productive. Nudges use machine learning to provide quick reminders to follow-up or responses to email so that “nothing slips through the cracks.” For the feature to work, Google uses an artificial intelligence engine to scan your emails. In the past, Google scanned your emails to serve up more personalized ads, but that practice ended last June.
Google still scans your emails today, but it does so for other purposes. By using A.I., Google is able to offer features like Smart Reply, Gmail Nudge, and high-priority notifications.
Google will also search through your Sent folder and find messages that someone else didn’t reply to, and remind you that you should follow up with them.
By default, Nudge is enabled for all Gmail and G Suite users. Google isn’t enabling the feature for all users at the same time, so it may take a few days for Nudge to show up in your Gmail. If you don’t like this feature, you could also turn off it.