Update Gmail for Android: new inbox and improved navigation - Android World

Menu

One of the major changes is the menu in the application. From now on, this works with the familiar ‘drop down’ with the new standard menu button at the top, thus disappear control options at the bottom. At the top we find the buttons for new message and the “magnifying glass” to search. Using the menu on the side makes it easier to get to your labels. You can also switch from the side menu of Gmail account.

Labels and avatars

In the new design is quite ingeruimd some space for the labels, they are now more present on your screen. We also see next to each message are now also avatars that are the same as on Google+. When an email is a response to a previously sent message, you see the avatar in the pictures of the people in that message. If no avatar is present, then put the application is itself a colored box down with the first letter of the sender.

Drag to refresh and emptying trash

Refreshing the mail we do not with the icon, but the screen by pulling down, like for example the Twitter Application. This also saves space on your screen. The remarkable thing is that this way of renewing Google in the past dissuaded. In this new update, it is now possible to empty from the application, a feature that many users have been asking for.

the trash

When you use the new format of Gmail, you’ll see that you can find in the mailbox on your Android Phone this format. This new inbox to ensure that your email is better and more organized because Google mail you already divides into several groups. This will keep advertising, updates from social networks and so separated from the ‘real’ mail traffic. The new inbox is optional: if you want to return to one of the ‘old’ mailbox types is possible. When Google’s not perfect classifies mail, it is possible to adjust.

settings yourself

If you want to try the new inbox then you will have to switch to the desktop. those in This possibility can be found at “Configuring Inbox” when you right click on the top cog.

Availability

Currently the update rolls out slowly so everyone will receive it at the same time. The update of the application itself will come in through the Google Play Store. Google uses a new feature of the Google Play Store, which allows updates. Gradually released For example, Google first a relatively small group and give access to the update when there are no problems the update roll-out to a larger group. However, it can show a last time here before you ingest the update.

If you have no patience: Android Police has the setup on his website. It is important to note that this type of installation files are not 100% safe.

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