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If you’ve ever struggled with finding information in your overflowing inbox, you’re not alone. That’s why Gmail is rolling out a smarter search feature powered by AI to show you the most relevant results, faster.

Instead of just showing emails in chronological order based on keywords, Gmail search results now factor in elements like recency, most-clicked emails and frequent contacts. With this update, the emails you’re looking for are far more likely to be at the top of your search results — saving you valuable time and helping you find important information more easily.

“Most relevant” search results are rolling out globally for users with personal Google accounts, and can be accessed on the web and in the official Gmail app for Android and iOS. Once available in your account, you can toggle between “most relevant” and “most recent” results. We’ll expand this to business users in the future.

A search view before and after. Now, search results are sorted by relevance instead of in chronological order to help you find your intended result, faster.

A split-screen view of an email inbox on a mobile phone. The left side shows the inbox before a search for the term "reunion" is conducted. The search bar is visible at the top, and several emails are listed below. The email subjects include "TinkerTot Toys 10 Year Reunion Sale!", "Angela Tom Dinner Needed! 2025 Class Reunion," "The Trust Team Love Small Business Spotlight: Reunion Malaysian Cafe," "Swan Catering Spring is coming: party, family, reunion, and everything in between," "John Taylor Fall Team Reunion," "Angela Tom It's time to celebrate! Looking forward to your college reunion," "Castillo Co Catch up on two award-winning originals your college reunion," and "John Taylor Please RSVP - John Taylor is waiting for you! Fall Team Reunion."

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