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By Christina Warren2013-05-25 17:14:34 UTC
Despite rolling out a major overhaul a little over a year ago, Google could be preparing to redesign the Gmail experience on iOS, Android and the desktop.
Reports of a new look for the Android client came from the eagle-eyes at Android Police — who noticed the new addition of a navigation drawer UI element in a Google I/O session on Android design patterns.
That change mimics the design of Gmail for iOS and of Sparrow — the Gmail-centric mail client that Google acquired last year.
While an update or overhaul of Gmail for Android makes sense — and might even be expected — The Next Web is reporting that a larger visual overhaul is also headed for the desktop and iOS.
SEE ALSO: How to Switch Back to Old Gmail Compose (Temporarily)
The Next Web received screenshots indicating that the Smart Labels Gmail introduced in 2011 will become distinct tabs at the top of the inbox. This will make it easy to access "All Mail" and also sort select filters such as social, promotions and updates.
From the screenshot, it looks like it could bring order to messy inboxes. If you have lots of labels active in Gmail, moving between views for those labels can be cumbersome. This design could certainly improve things.
The Next Web also has a screenshot purportedly showing the smart labels within the main Gmail view on Android. Presumably this would also carry over to iOS.
What do you think of the leaked Gmail changes? Let us know in the comments.
Images courtesy of Google and The Next Web
Topics: Android, Apps and Software, gmail, Google, iOS, Tech
By Christina Warren2013-05-25 17:14:34 UTCDespite rolling out a major overhaul a little over a year ago, Google could be preparing to redesign the Gmail experience on iOS, Android and the desktop.
Reports of a new look for the Android client came from the eagle-eyes at Android Police — who noticed the new addition of a navigation drawer UI element in a Google I/O session on Android design patterns.
That change mimics the design of Gmail for iOS and of Sparrow — the Gmail-centric mail client that Google acquired last year.
While an update or overhaul of Gmail for Android makes sense — and might even be expected — The Next Web is reporting that a larger visual overhaul is also headed for the desktop and iOS.
SEE ALSO: How to Switch Back to Old Gmail Compose (Temporarily)
The Next Web received screenshots indicating that the Smart Labels Gmail introduced in 2011 will become distinct tabs at the top of the inbox. This will make it easy to access "All Mail" and also sort select filters such as social, promotions and updates.
From the screenshot, it looks like it could bring order to messy inboxes. If you have lots of labels active in Gmail, moving between views for those labels can be cumbersome. This design could certainly improve things.
The Next Web also has a screenshot purportedly showing the smart labels within the main Gmail view on Android. Presumably this would also carry over to iOS.
What do you think of the leaked Gmail changes? Let us know in the comments.
Images courtesy of Google and The Next Web
Topics: Android, Apps and Software, gmail, Google, iOS, Tech