Daily Brief

Use Gemini’s Daily Brief to choose a practical first action for your day. You will check an item’s source, discuss it with Gemini, and learn how to mark it complete or correct an unhelpful suggestion.

Before you start

• A personal Google Account, age 18 or over, in the United States, with Daily Brief available. The rollout is gradual and the feature is currently English-only.
• Eligibility for Personal Intelligence, Google Workspace connected to Gemini, and Memory turned on. Work, school and supervised accounts are not supported.
• Access to gemini.google.com for this walkthrough. Google also lists the mobile app and Gemini Live as supported surfaces.
• A few minutes to compare a brief item with the original email, calendar entry or conversation. Keep your existing calendar and commitments as your reference.

Want to do it yourself?

Difficulty

4 out of 10

Estimated completion time

20–40 minutes

Skills you’ll need: Check personalization settings, trace one brief item to its source, and turn it into a verified next action.

I’ll do it myselfI’d rather get help

How this helps your brand

Checking a brief item against its source can help you choose a useful next action for the day. Keeping inferred suggestions separate from actual deadlines helps your business follow through on the right commitments.

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   Step 1: Check your personalization settings

   At gemini.google.com, open Settings & help, then Personal Intelligence. Check Memory. Open Connected Apps there to check the Google Workspace connection, which covers sources such as Gmail and Calendar.

   Personal Intelligence also requires Keep Activity. Connecting Workspace requires the Smart features in other Google products setting. Read these settings and decide whether you want the required access before continuing.

   If a required setting is unavailable for your account, stop here. A prompt asking for a morning summary does not enable the Daily Brief feature.

   Illustrated exampleTrace the settings Daily Brief depends on

   Settings & help›Personal Intelligence

   M

   Memory

   Required for Personal Intelligence

   Check that it is on

   ↗

   Connected Apps · Workspace

   Gmail and Calendar can provide source context

   GmailCalendar

   Also required Keep ActivityFor Workspace Smart features in other Google products

   If a setting is unavailable, stop here. A summary prompt does not enable Daily Brief.

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   Step 2: Open Daily brief in the sidebar

   Choose Daily brief in Gemini’s sidebar. If it is missing, recheck the account and requirements above. Google says the rollout is gradual, so an eligible account may still lack access.

   Once it opens, scan Top of mind for immediate items and Looking ahead for longer-term suggestions. Treat these as a starting point for your own plan. Open your calendar separately to compare what you already know must happen today.

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   Step 3: Check where one item came from

   Pick an item with a concrete detail you can verify, such as a meeting, a client question or a project follow-up. Open More below the item to see its source.

   Compare it with the original: who asked, what they requested, the date and whether the request is still current. A suggestion based on an old conversation may sound reasonable even after you have finished the work.

   Tip: Keep the source open while you review the suggestion. Do not let an inferred next step silently become a commitment you never agreed to.

   Illustrated exampleFollow one suggestion back to its source

   TOP OF MINDMore •••

   Reply to Mara about the patio quote

   Gemini suggests sending revised numbers today.

   Source · Gmail conversation

   Open sourceCompare detailsDecide if current

   ✉

   Mara ChenTue, 9:14 AM · Gmail

   “Could you send the patio measurements before Friday’s visit?”

   Who asked?Mara

   What?Measurements

   When?Before Friday’s visit

   Still current?Check the thread

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   Step 4: Turn the item into one next action

   Use More, then Chat for the item. Paste the prompt below and replace the brackets. Ask for something small enough to begin, such as identifying the one question you need to answer before replying to a client.

   Separate what the source says from what Gemini recommends. If the item lacks a deadline, your next step might be to ask for one rather than treating Gemini’s suggested timing as a real due date.

   Illustrated exampleKeep source facts separate from a suggested action

   01

   FROM THE SOURCE

   What was actually said

   “Could you send the patio measurements before Friday’s visit?”

   Request: measurementsDeadline: before Friday

   02

   GEMINI SUGGESTS

   Possible next step

   Find the latest measurements and prepare a reply.

   ! Suggestions are not new commitments

   Ask in the item’s chatSeparate source facts from recommendations. Do not invent a deadline.

   ONE SMALL ACTIONCheck the project folder for the latest measurements

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   Step 5: Update the brief after doing the work

   After you have handled an item, choose More, then Mark complete. You can use Mark incomplete if you marked it by mistake. Dismiss items you do not want to keep in the brief.

   Marking a brief item complete records your progress in the brief; still check the real-world outcome. For example, confirm you actually sent the reply in your email app rather than assuming a status change sent it for you.

   Illustrated exampleUpdate the brief and verify the real outcome

   WORK DONEReply sent to MaraIn your email app

   then

   UPDATE THE BRIEF✓ Mark completeMore → Mark complete

   ↻

   Two separate checks
   Brief status records progress. Confirm the real outcome in Gmail; changing the status does not send the reply.

   Marked by mistake?More → Mark incomplete

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   Step 6: Correct unhelpful suggestions

   If an item is wrong or irrelevant, use More and Not helpful. In its chat, explain the specific mistake, such as “This meeting was cancelled” or “I finished this task yesterday.” Use Helpful when the item was useful.

   If you prefer to stop receiving the feature, open Settings & help, then Personal Intelligence, and turn off Daily brief. Keep your own task list until you have seen whether the brief consistently surfaces the things you need.

   Illustrated exampleGive specific feedback when a suggestion misses

   REVIEW THE ITEMIs it useful and accurate?More menu on the item

   Useful

   +

   HelpfulKeep the useful signal

   Wrong or irrelevant

   −

   Not helpfulThen name the specific mistake in chat

   For exampleThis meeting was cancelled.I finished this task yesterday.

   ⏻Want to stop Daily Brief?Settings & help → Personal Intelligence → turn off Daily brief

Help me review this Daily Brief item before acting on it. My goal today is [goal], and I have [available time]. Separate facts from the source from your suggested next steps. Identify any deadline that is explicitly stated; do not invent one. If the source is unavailable or ambiguous, say what needs checking. Suggest one small action I can take next, and ask me about missing information. Keep any reply or plan as a draft for me to review.