Google Recently gave calendar on the desktop a fresh new look, and looks like we will also get the same for Gmail in the coming weeks, reported TechCrunch.
The recent post by David Imel gave us an insight about this new look of Gmail, According to an email sent to G Suite customers, Google will introduce an Early Adopter Program (EPA) in the coming weeks that includes a redesigned Gmail for the web. Based on a mockup that Google showed off in May 2017, that redesign could adopt the company’s own Material Design standards.
This update is said to include new features currently present in Inbox, such as smart replies and the ability to snooze emails. The update will also bring Gmail up to date with Google’s rapidly changing design languages and will incorporate aspects of material design as well as Google’s new bubble design.
Here is a look at the Google redesign early. The new design supports the claims of features like smart replies and email snoozing, enables a sidebar of plugins that give you easy access to different Google apps like Calendar and Keep.
What is more interesting is that Google looks to be completely refreshing Tasks for the masses. This is essentially a To-Do list, which can be built directly into your Gmail windows to keep you on track with your goals for the day. Tasks was previously built into Gmail already, but the UI had not been updated since the dark ages, so this revamp is a welcome change.
These plugins are huge from a productivity standpoint, and make even more sense for things like Chromebooks. If I could get all my work done on a single webpage I would never leave my inbox again, and that is likely what Google is aiming for this update.
The new Gmail will give everyone three different layouts to choose from :
- Default will show you what kind of attachment is included in an email, including things like images, slides, documents or spreadsheets, right from your inbox.
- Comfortable removes these icons and instead shows the familiar paperclip to signify an attachment
- Compact is similar to comfortable but decreases the vertical whitespace
It is unclear exactly when this new version will launch, but there is a news that Google will be letting users in through a beta channel in the coming months. If that does not happen in the next couple of weeks, it’s likely we’ll hear more at Google I/O in May.
What do you think about the new design? Do you like the plugins?
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