How to Turn Off Gemini in Gmail and Google Docs

Which setting turns off Gemini in Gmail?

The setting is Smart features in Google Workspace. Google's Gmail Help page lists asking Gemini to summarize content, create drafts and find key information among the experiences that setting provides, and says that when you turn it off you cannot use them. There is no separate Gemini toggle for a personal account, as of November 2026.

Google splits smart features into independent settings. Its help page says each one works on its own, so you can leave one on and turn another off. Two of them matter for Gmail, and a third covers other Google products.

How do you turn off Gemini in Gmail step by step?

Open Gmail in a browser, go to Settings > See all settings > General, select Manage Workspace smart feature settings, turn off Smart features in Google Workspace and select Save. Google says changes to smart feature settings apply across all devices and apps where you are signed in, so one change on the laptop covers your phone too.

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   Step 1: Open Gmail settings

   In Gmail, at the top right select Settings > See all settings.

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   Step 2: Find the Workspace section

   On the General tab, scroll to Google Workspace smart features.

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   Step 3: Open the panel

   Select Manage Workspace smart feature settings.

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   Step 4: Turn off the Workspace setting

   Switch off Smart features in Google Workspace. Switch off Smart features in other Google products as well if you do not want Workspace data used in Maps, Wallet or the Gemini app.

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   Step 5: Save

   At the bottom right select Save.

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To also stop suggested text and automatic sorting in the inbox, use the second switch.

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   Step 6: Stay on the General tab

   In Gmail select Settings > See all settings > General and scroll to Smart features.

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   Step 7: Clear the checkbox

   Next to Turn on smart features in Gmail, Chat, and Meet, clear the box.

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How do you turn off Gemini in Google Docs?

Use the same Workspace setting. Google's help pages do not describe a Gemini switch inside Docs itself. They say Gemini features across Workspace depend on Smart features in Google Workspace, and the Workspace admin help states that users need smart features turned on to access Gemini in Workspace services. Turn that setting off and the Docs features go with it.

You can reach the same panel from Drive, which is handy if you live in Docs more than in Gmail.

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   Step 8: Open Drive settings

   Go to drive.google.com and at the top right select Settings > Settings.

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   Step 9: Open Privacy

   Select Privacy, then Manage Workspace smart feature settings.

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   Step 10: Turn it off and save

   Switch off Smart features in Google Workspace and select Save.

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Google notes that the Workspace setting can only be turned on from a web browser in Calendar, Chat, Drive, Meet and Voice. If you write essays in Docs and want a record that the words are yours, it is also worth setting up version history for your drafts.

What does turning it off not do?

It does not delete anything Gemini already produced, and it does not touch other Gemini products. The Gemini web app, its saved activity and the Ask Gemini button in Chrome all have their own controls, covered in the guide to turning off Gemini on a laptop. Google also says some features with their own on and off settings, such as conversation summaries and Smart Reply in Chat, stay available.

On data use, Google's page says that turning off a smart feature setting stops your Workspace content and activity from being used to provide or improve those features from then on, but that learnings already developed from the improvement process may persist. In the European Economic Area, Japan, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, Google says smart feature settings are off by default.

What changes on a school or work account?

An administrator can decide before you do. Google's Workspace admin help says admins can enable or disable Gemini features and the side panel in Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet and Chat, at Generative AI > Gemini for Workspace > Feature access in the Admin console. The default is on, and the per-service control is limited to certain editions, including Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus and Education Plus.

The same page carries a limit worth knowing: even if Gemini is off for a specific app, users can still access that app's data when using Gemini in other apps. Admins can also turn Google Workspace smart features on or off for the organization. If the settings above are missing or locked on your account, that is why. More switches for other assistants are in the how-to section, including the full list of AI features to turn off and how to turn off Grammarly. For the privacy side, see AI tools and laptop privacy.