{"id":258503,"date":"2018-05-03T14:53:57","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T12:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=258503"},"modified":"2018-05-03T14:55:02","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T12:55:02","slug":"we-tested-all-the-cool-new-features-in-gmail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/internet\/258503-we-tested-all-the-cool-new-features-in-gmail.html","title":{"rendered":"We tested all the cool new features in Gmail"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google recently unveiled its new-look Gmail<\/strong><\/a>, adding a number of new features and design changes.<\/p>\n

Gmail users now have access to powerful tools such as better-integrated Google apps and improved automatic responses to messages.<\/p>\n

Data security is also a major focus of the new Gmail design, with the platform offering clearer security warnings and supporting more security features.<\/p>\n

Users can upgrade to the new Gmail by clicking the Settings cog icon on the top-right of their Gmail page, and selecting \u201cTry the new Gmail\u201d.<\/p>\n

We tried out the new features available in Gmail, from its improved interface to automatic replies, as detailed below.<\/p>\n

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Smart replies<\/h3>\n

The Gmail web platform now supports smart replies, which automatically detects whether an email contains requests such as meetings or simple queries.<\/p>\n

Gmail then automatically serves up a selection of responses to the user, who can select a response to quickly compose a reply.<\/p>\n

Sending a test message from my one Gmail account to the other, I was able to replicate the smart reply behaviour, with it offering three responses to a generic request.<\/p>\n

The message “Want to meet up on Friday” was sent, to which the following automatic replies were suggested:<\/p>\n