Google Drive is getting a much needed search upgrade, but only if you pay u

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TL;DR

• Google is adding Gemini-powered search features to Google Drive.
• With this upgrade, Gemini will be able to search your files, folders, and subfolders and answer specific questions.
• These features are currently exclusive to Google Workspace users, which includes enterprise users and those with Gemini subscriptions.

If there’s one feature Google wants to be invariably present across all of its apps and services, it’s Gemini. In addition to the Gemini gateway (part of the Google app) on Android, the assistant has, or at least some features powered by it have, slowly crept up into other Google apps, including Messages, Photos, Home, and more. For Workspace users specifically, Google also adds Gemini-based assistive features to Gmail, Drive, and the office suite, gently reminding them of its capabilities. Now, Google is expanding its prowess in Drive, offering more insights into a folder’s contents and even sharing an overview of the files and subfolders stored inside.

Google recently announced it is rolling out Folder highlight, which provides a summary of a folder’s contents, elaborating on the purpose of the files it contains. It is augmented by an “Explore with Gemini” option that opens a side panel — just like the one Google has already been using in document previews — where you can interact with Gemini and get deeper insights.




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