Microsoft Edge’s Copilot can now pull emails and files from Google and Microsoft accounts

Microsoft is testing a new version of Copilot in Microsoft Edge Canary with access to files, emails, and contacts from connected Google and Microsoft services.

In testing, Copilot inside the Edge sidebar fetched files from Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive, showed recent emails from Gmail and Microsoft Outlook, and surfaced contact information across connected accounts. All of this happens directly inside the Copilot sidebar after users connect their accounts.

Copilot can fetch files from Google Drive and OneDrive

Once Google Drive and OneDrive are connected, Copilot can return a list of recently modified files in response to simple prompts. The results include file names, timestamps, and direct links to open the files in their respective services.

Copilot can also handle combined requests, such as finding recent PDFs or documents across both Google Drive and OneDrive at the same time. This shows Copilot isn’t limited to a single storage provider in Edge Canary during testing.

Email access works for Gmail and Outlook

Copilot can check inbox activity across connected email accounts. In our testing, it was able to check for new emails, list messages received today, and display sender names and subject lines from both Gmail and Outlook directly in the sidebar.

Copilot also supports follow-up questions, such as expanding the date range or switching between connected email accounts. This shows that Copilot can read inbox data after account access is granted.

Copilot can fetch contacts from connected accounts and distinguish between personal contacts and service-related entries.

When prompted, it asks whether to narrow results to personal contacts or include all available entries. That suggests Copilot is actively searching contacts instead of working from a fixed list.

The Copilot sidebar in Edge Canary shows enabled connectors for:

• Google Drive
• Gmail
• Google Calendar
• Google Contacts
• Microsoft OneDrive
• Microsoft Outlook

With file access, email retrieval, and contact searches working in testing, these connectors behave like fully working integrations rather than placeholders in this Edge version.

While Copilot on the web has shown connectors for some time, this level of access is now clearly visible in Edge Canary. The assistant responds with real data and supports follow-up queries without leaving the sidebar.

This suggests Microsoft is using Edge Canary to test deeper Copilot access to connected accounts before wider availability.

Microsoft has not shared when these features will reach Edge Stable. For now, this behavior appears limited to Edge Canary, and it still requires manual account connection.

Copilot in Edge Canary is no longer limited to web searches or page summaries. It can now read files, emails, and contacts from connected Google and Microsoft accounts inside the browser.

Microsoft is also testing Copilot PDF Actions in the Edge browser.