Gmail makeover comes to Android

[Bradley Prior]

Gmail makeover comes to Android

Engadget reports that Google’s latest Gmail app update is now available to Android users.

The update focuses on modernising the look and feel of the app.

 

[AntennaMan]

I've stopped using the Gmail app. The massive Samsung app doesn't show any ads, which is great.

 

[saor]

It also uses Google’s newest fonts, and provides a “brighter and more spacious” viewing experience.

I don't like this trend toward excessive padding and space - I want as much stuff on the screen as possible.

 

[supersunbird]

I've stopped using the Gmail app. The massive Samsung app doesn't show any ads, which is great.

Neither does the gmail app...

 

[pinball wizard]

Gmail? Who doesn't use Inbox anyway?

 

[supersunbird]

Gmail? Who doesn't use Inbox anyway?

I always use my gmail inbox,, even daily...

 

[Park@82]

Gmail? Who doesn't use Inbox anyway?

Google is ditching Inbox, right?

 

[SauRoNZA]

I don't like this trend toward excessive padding and space - I want as much stuff on the screen as possible.

And yet they killed off Inbox...for this ****.

 

[Ninja'd]

Neither does the gmail app...

I wonder what those two on top are?

 

[Qrox]

Neither does the gmail app...

It does actually. They kind of disguise themselves as mail items.

 

[saor]

And yet they killed off Inbox...for this ****.

Updated, chose compact view.
Don't like it much.

1.) Could be even more compact
2.) More contrast between emails - just a wall of indistinguishable text right now.

 

[NeonNinja]

Gmail? Who doesn't use Inbox anyway?

Phone comes with Gmail, and is sufficient, so I just stick to that.

 

[supersunbird]

I wonder what those two on top are? View attachment 622470

Can't see mine, and never have seen such on my S2, S5 Mini and now my CAT S60:

 

[NeonNinja]

Also never seen ads...

 

[Ninja'd]

Can't see mine, and never have seen such on my S2, S5 Mini and now my CAT S60:

Also never seen ads...

From what I can see they only appear in your Social and Promotions inboxes.

 

[supersunbird]

I wonder what those two on top are? View attachment 622470

From looking at my colleague who has it, she only sees it by going into Social, as do you, doesn't show ads in her normal mailbox.

I do no even have Social as an option.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Updated, chose compact view.
Don't like it much.

1.) Could be even more compact
2.) More contrast between emails - just a wall of indistinguishable text right now.

View attachment 622472

That is horrendous.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Oh FFS... they should just release Inbox as an OS product so someone can keep it going... its so much better than GMail...

 

[saor]

That is horrendous.

And here's the comfortable view.

Not sure why they removed the feint lines between emails - made it much easier to tell them apart. Would also prefer a slightly grey background - this page full of #ffffff doesn't work for me. Too much padding in this view but I probably prefer it to compact view.

 

[Zukat]

I cant seem to be able to delete emails from the Gmail notification bar, while the default samsung email app allows that.