Gmail’s New User Interface Design
Last week Google posted in its official blog that a new user interface design was available for Gmail. It is still in a test mode, but the users that like it can switch to it immediately. The new user interface design can be accessed by clicking on the button in the bottom-right corner called “Switch to the new look”.
One of the important innovations of the new user interface design is advanced email search options. The drop down menu for these options is now located in the same window as the search itself. There, a user can refine his search by contact, folder, date etc. without having to go to a different window. This possibility seems to be a major improvement for the users that have a large number of emails and use the web interface for email.
Another improvement of the new user interface design is a neater conversation view. Google added a social element to the email threads: users can now see profile photos of the person they are corresponding with. This new look creates an atmosphere of instant messaging, where users can see clearly which person is writing what.
Furthermore, the new user interface design has more flexibility. Users can customize the side bar with labels and the chat area. All boxes can be resized by using arrow buttons and the chat window can be removed altogether by clicking the button in the lower left if the user does not need it.
Apart from that, Google introduced elastic density and a variety of new HD themes to the new user interface design. These features make Gmail more colorful and adjust spacing between elements automatically depending on the user device’s properties.
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