You can change the language you use in Gmail, and use special keyboards to type in other languages.
Change Gemini's language You can choose the language Gemini Apps display, and in certain cases, understand in Language settings. This setting changes the language for the menu, notifications, and other text in Gemini Apps. It also affects the languages that you can talk to Gemini in when you say “Hey Google” or use the mic in the prompt field.
I keep getting the message “I'm just a language model and can't help with that” back from Gemini when I try to create an image. When i ask it why it can’t help it just repeats the message again. I have uploaded some photos and asked it to make an image that takes inspiration from the photos.
These instructions are to change your preferred language used in Google services on the web only. To change the preferred language for your mobile apps, update the language settings on your device.
Change your language on the web - Computer - Google Account Help
The message "I'm not able to help with that, as I'm only a language model" likely appeared due to several problems introduced by the "05-06" update. A primary reason is overly strict or malfunctioning safety filters. Reports suggested that an update around May 2025 broke the controls for these safety settings.
Translate Gmail messages Gmail will automatically prompt you to translate a message if the language doesn't match your preferred settings. The translation feature for Gmail is exclusively for Google Accounts and doesn't extend to messages in IMAP accounts.