Gmail Starts Rolling out a New Look with an ‘Integrated View’ for All Users

Feb. 16, 2022

After announcing the redesign of its Gmail web version late last month, Google has started to roll out the overhauled Gmail to personal accounts worldwide. The new integrated view of the Gmail client on the web adds dedicated tabs for Google’s popular services like Chat, Spaces, and Meet to a new side-menu, allowing users to seamlessly switch between different apps right from their Gmail accounts.

Gmail Gets New Integrated View

Google has beenworking to unify its messaging and communication services in Gmailfor some time now. The search giant wants users to easily switch between“critical applications like Gmail, Chat, and Meet in one unified location.”

The purpose is solved with thenew collapsible side-panel on the left sideof the screen that includes dedicated tabs for Google Mail, Chat, Spaces, and Meet. With the new side-panel, users will be able to switch between the Google apps instantly, right from their Gmail accounts. Furthermore, when the collapsible side panel is open, they can hover their cursor over each of the tabs (except Google Meet) to get a floating preview. There’s also a new app menu UI and a new notification bubble in the bottom-left corner to preview messages and replies.

You can check out the official Google Help Center video attached below to see the new, integrated view in Gmail and learn about the new changes.

According toan official updateon its Workspace forum, all Gmail users should start seeing the new integrated side panel as an optional feature. You can try out the new Gmail view for your account from the Quick Settings section. Furthermore, you will get a new prompt to try out the view once it becomes available on your account. However, at the time of writing this article, it was not available for my account.

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