Google announced today that Material You will bring Gmail to the web in a redesign that also addresses complaints about the revision of the integrated display earlier this year by introducing a “Gmail-only” view.
Material that you redesign
This redesign mainly consists of replacing the default white background with a light / light blue of which there are several shades. For example, the left navigation menu is a little darker, while read emails are blue and unread emails remain white.
The Compose button in the upper left corner drops the pill-shaped container for a rectangle with rounded corners, just like the Android client, while the email list is more pronounced.
This is the most significant expansion of the company’s latest Material You design language on the web so far after Material.io and Google Search Console. It comes when Gmail for Android received its MY redesign in September 2021. Google has yet to bring Material You into its own iPhone or iPad apps.
View “Gmail only”.
Update: Google has clarified that “Classic Gmail” refers to the previous design years before the built-in view. For now, this option will remain accessible to end users.
What’s new is how Material You ’web redesign supports a“ Gmail-only ”interface that removes the combined Chat, Spaces, and Meet design that Google introduced because it allowed you to:
… easily switch between your inbox, important conversations, and join meetings without having to switch between tabs or open a new window. We hope this new experience makes it easier for you to keep up to date with what’s important and get the job done faster in a single focused location.
The left bar is gone and you only get a list of default folders and tags on the left. The top search field covers more of the screen since the chat status indicator was removed. There’s still a side panel with Calendar Keep, Voice (if appropriate) and Tasks on the right.
That said, you can only make Google Chat (with Spaces) or Meet appear from a new customization window.
This Material You web redesign with Gmail-only viewing will be released starting today and will be:
- Available for Google Workspace Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Fundamental Education, Education Plus, Frontline, and Nonprofits, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers
- Also available for users with personal Google Accounts, as well as for individual users of Google Workspace.
- Not available for Google Workspace Essentials customers [which does not include Gmail]
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