Even with the major changes almost a year ago, Google is planning a new Gmail experience on iOS, Android and the desktop by totally redesigning Gmail, these change mimics the design of Gmail for iOS and of Sparrow — the Gmail-centric mail client that Google acquired last year.
The Gmail inbox is the first to get a new look for desktop, iOS and Android showing a look that is more about helping users organize their inbox into categories with horizontal tabs, versus a vertical list of labels.
Clicking on one of the tabs will show all the messages from that view. Users can also customize the new tabs to always show certain senders in a particular tab or for starred messages to always appear in the primary tab.
On the mobile side, iOS and Android apps will also now offer users easy access to preset Smart Labels for categories such as social, promotions and updates.
Google announced the new look on its Gmail blog and says that it will be rolling out the update “gradually” on the desktop. Updates for iOS and Android will be available in the next few weeks. The new look is optional.Google says that if you want to get the new inbox sooner, watch for a “Configure Inbox” setting at the gear menu.
