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Ismael Miñano

New Gmail - The new version of Gmail web

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Google presents the new version of Gmail web with new security and intelligent features. Do more without leaving your inbox, with easy access to apps including Calendar, Tasks and Keep. Smart Reply helps you respond to messages faster.

Go into settings and select "Try new Gmail"

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Julian Miller
Does anyone know how to enable this for G Suite accounts that were not/are not in the Early Adopter Program?
Julian Miller
@y_molodtsov I wish they'd prioritize the folks who pay for G suite.
Julian Miller
@thatmattgardner agree or disagree? =)
Matt Gardner
@julianmiller Oh totally agree. Apps teams need to play ball with the other teams and vice versa, if google wants to be a player in enterprise cloud apps they need to stop leaving us out to dry on half their damn products. Pretty sure apps users still don't get all of the google home/assistant functionality. It's one of my biggest gripes about google apps.
Julian Miller
@thatmattgardner great points. I hadn't even considered the relevance of the home/assistant ecosystem as applied to business cases!
Seth Williams
Looks great! I'd love to try it out but it's not showing up in settings like the blog says.
drea
@sethbwilliams Same. I'm dying to try it out, I think this new update will readily kill Boomerang! Now if they can put in calendar scheduling, then Mixmax is also going to be in trouble...
Seth Williams
@helloitsdrea Awesome! Glad you got it! Where do you see the notification in settings? Is it at the top? Easy to find?
drea
@sethbwilliams @adu_wu Give it a bit of time if you still don't see it - I've been chatting with friends about it and some still don't see the setting yet, so looks like rollout is still in phases!
Loralee Hutton
I'm using Gsuite Standard (the grandfathered free plan) and it looks like they may not be rolling it out to us for a while (if ever). Thought I'd mention it unless someone else who doesn't see it, is also on this plan.
Eric Wilson

Disappointed is how I'd describe my overall reaction to this "new Gmail." Lots of features borrowed from Google Inbox and some other competitors (Protonmail), but nothing resembling the reinvention of the "experience" of using email that I crave. "New Gmail" does not make actually dealing with email any more pleasant for me.

The most innovative thing about this is probably the "secure message" feature I saw promoted in the press release, but even that doesn't seem enabled yet on my account. But it's not something I would use more than a couple of times a year.

I still use Gmail for work, but have moved on to greener pastures with my personal email. The cost/benefit of Google invading my privacy no longer pans out.

Pros:

Integrated calendar widget is cool. Some nice features brought over from Google Inbox (hover buttons, open attachments from list view).

Cons:

Does not look great on big monitors. Also, do I really want AI reading my email for "Smart" Replies? Why can't I turn that off?

Eddie Kovarski
Thanks for the honest review Eric, spot on for me as well; The "new" features aren't worth it for me to switch my personal email back to Google. As for the secure messages, as @aaroniclee pointed out, its easily defeated by taking a photo/screenshot.
Chris Frantz
Here’s the most interesting bit: “Finally, a new confidential mode allows you to remove the option to forward, copy, download or print messages—useful for when you have to send sensitive information via email like a tax return or your social security number. You can also make a message expire after a set period of time to help you stay in control of your information.”
Aaron Lee D'Souza
@frantzlight Question, wouldn't a screengrab defeat this purpose?
Chris Frantz
@aaroniclee Maybe? Here's a line from the WSJ write-up: "When you compose a message, you can turn on Confidential Mode. As the sender, you can set the message to be deleted after a period of time. You can un-send any Confidential Mode message. You can even require the recipient to enter a passcode before they can read it. Messages still live in your sent folder as long as you let them, though, so you should periodically purge the most important stuff." https://www.wsj.com/articles/the...
Justin M
@aaroniclee @frantzlight *runs off to purge sent mail for the first time ever*
Didi Medina
@aaroniclee @frantzlight I feel like they're just merging in plugins like mixmax into the native experience. Which s great, one less sub to pay for :)
Michael Klein
@frantzlight This doesn't bring any kind of security - especially not with AI reading your emails... There is no option for encryption, just for making a passcode which at maximum stops a hacker to view that information.
Luke Hamilton
Is this intended to replace Inbox?
Luke Hamilton
@y_molodtsov Ahhh okay, thanks! I wish they would make Inbox full screen on the iPhone X
sam
@y_molodtsov @lukemhamilton yea thought they were going to have to: https://venturebeat.com/2018/02/... surely soon
Dillon Nichols
@lukemhamilton Google says it's going to update Inbox. I hope they do https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/25/g...
Ajay Goel
A couple things to know here: The rollout of the new Gmail is STARTING today, so everybody won't get it as an option right away. I'm a Gmail extension maker, and most extension makers were given early access to the new Gmail a couple months ago so they could start adapting their extensions to the new Gmail UI. (I'm actually a bit behind on adapting my extensions, so I'm hoping for a slow rollout.). My personal prediction is that Google will soon abandon Inbox. Here's the evidence: 1) This rollout of the new Gmail, 2) The fact that most Gmail extension makers never adapted their extensions to Inbox, forcing users who rely on them to stay with classic Gmail, and most importantly 3) The introduction of Gmail Add-ons several months ago, which are plugins for Gmail that work on both desktop and mobile. Here's the rub though...the new Gmail Add-on platform ONLY work on Gmail, not Inbox.
Nagarjun Palavalli

I don't know what to make of this new interface. There are few things to like - the integrated calendar, tasks, smart replies etc. but the overall design is extremely incoherent.

I'm not even sure how the compose button made it through all those reviews before production release. Some UI elements seem to have slightly rounded edges (search bar) while others have fully rounded corners (compose, active item in the left side menu).

This also doesn't appear to be a full redesign. There are remnants of the older UI throughout the product:

- The settings pages weren't updated. Why?

- The account dropdown on the top right still has elements of the old UI

- Hangouts hasn't changed much

I also don't like the fact that buttons that were super clear in the past are no longer easy to recognize - back, archive etc. They have all been replaced with icons that you need to get used to.

Pros:

Instant access to calendar, smart replies and the new tasks app (although it's very limiting)

Cons:

Incoherent design (different elements have either fully rounded or partially rounded edges), compose button, old settings interface

Tyler Hill
"I also don't like the fact that buttons that were super clear in the past are no longer easy to recognize - back, archive etc. They have all been replaced with icons that you need to get used to." < Agreed. Strong observations.
Jeroen Corthout ☕

Long awaited: a new interface to our beloved email program. Material design all the way.

Pros:

Clean and smooth. Didn't break plug-ins either, including our Salesflare sidebar. Loving it so far! 😍

Cons:

Probably just need to get used a bit to the new look

Grant
Will google ever release a unified inbox? I have 4 email accounts, to check my email I'd have to switch accounts 4 times. Same for mobile, and yet nearly every 3rd party client allows for this. I'd love to use Google's UIs but it'd be too much work.
Eric Wilson
@grantgamesgames There are power user ways to do this. But at the rate Gmail adds new features, I wouldn't expect something user-friendly and native until 2025 at the earliest. (I'm a bit salty about "New Gmail" if you can tell. Very disappointed.) https://business.tutsplus.com/tu...
Mike
I think I - kinda - like it. But i've seen better design concepts over the past few years. The 'compose' button is one of most ugly buttons I've ever seen...
Enabled
For those who don't see the "Try new Google" button, simple clear your cookies for the GMail tab, and log back in, you'll see it after that! :)
Niv Dror
Thoughts on the new Gmail
Kestas Vaitelis
Same issue how do I try this thing?
Harsha Halvi
@kestasvv According to the blog post you are supposed to click on the settings wheel on the right side and you should see the option. I haven't got it yet and it seems to be the same for so many people.
Harsh Vakharia
Just when I finally got comfortable with Apple Mail 😓
Thanaen

I don't see a real interest in Gmail while Inbox exists, and has a really nice design!

Pros:

Looks good

Cons:

What's the point of "Inbox"?

Karan Talati
I'm really interested in this. Is this going to follow Google fashion of trying things in different branches (i.e. products) and then merging winning features back into the app's mainline? Will Inbox eventually be retired in favor of core Gmail? From the looks of it, Google hasn't really done much on Inbox in some time. The new Gmail has some nice sidebar integrations with Calendar, Keep, and Tasks. I'd love for these to be there in Inbox. Will they be? It's always hard to tell which one of the many apps that do something (chat, email) Google wants me to use.
Julian Miller
Looks like the checkbox to enable the new gmail it is live in G Suite! Go to your admin panel -> apps -> gmail and you'll find it right below the checkbox for "Inbox."
Dardan Thaçi
I use in mobile Inbox, but I don't know why I couldn't adopt to Inbox in web. Thank you, I really needed this.
Yury Molodtsov
It looks really interesting, I'm seriously considering moving to it from Spark that I use now.
Danny Tran
The design looks great! Excited for the change.