What Lil’ reads

Google shows you these two permissions in its own words. This is the exact text you’ll see.

“View your email message metadata such as labels and headers, but not the email body.”

Who a message was between, and when it was sent. Google will not hand over the body of the message to Lil’, and that limit is enforced by Google rather than promised by Lil’.

“View events on all your calendars.”

Who was on a meeting, and when it happened.

Read Google’s first permission again. It ends with “but not the email body.”

Lil’ asked Google for a permission that cannot return message bodies. The scope is called gmail.metadata, it returns headers and labels, and the body of the email is not in the response. The Subject header can ride along with From, To, and Date. Subject lines turn on when Gmail is connected, and you can turn them off in Settings.

Who wrote last, how often you talked, and how long it’s been is enough to tell who’s going quiet.

• How long it has been since the two of you exchanged anything
• Whether you used to talk often and then stopped
• Who wrote last, and whether anyone replied
• Whether you met on a calendar invite

Picks start from those facts. When Lil’ says why now, the reason comes from them.

Subject lines help Lil’ spot conversations that may connect to a goal you set. This is on when Gmail is connected and can be turned off in Settings. Lil’ may use up to six months of subject lines as supporting evidence, and you confirm what they mean.

• Message bodies
• Attachments
• What any meeting was about

Lil’ never writes an opener that pretends to know what a thread was about.

Disconnect inside Lil’ at any time, in Settings.

You can also revoke access directly from your Google account, without asking Lil’ first. Google keeps that control at myaccount.google.com/permissions.

Deleting your Lil’ account removes the relationship data Lil’ built. The account deletion flow explains what goes and gives you seven days to change your mind.

Google reviewed Lil’ for both permissions and approved it in July 2026. There is no unverified-app warning on the consent screen.