You’re now stuck with the new Gmail interface, like it or not

Gmail’s latest facelift is here to stay

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Google’s redesign ofGmail, which became available for testing earlier in 2022, will now become the default for users everywhere.

The company hasannouncedthat the visual update to itsemailservice “is becoming the standard experience” starting in November after several months of opening up opt-in.

Google says that there will be “no option” to revert back to the classic view, with users now having to make do with the refreshed UI that features Chat, Spaces, and Meet integration, alongside a more general visual overhaul.

Gmail 2022 update

With so many companies turning toGoogle Workspaceto provide theirproductivity tools, the plethora of communications channels can be somewhat overwhelming.

With this update, the company hopes to make it easier for its users to flick between sending emails and more personal messages through its Chat and Spaces, as well as joining Meetvideo conferencingcalls.

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For many, this update may be neither here nor there, as users will still be able to navigate to the separate Chat and Meet web pages for more detailed views of the respective services, however this deeper integration could be a sign of things to come, and potentially a single and more rounded platform for all communications channels.

For now, and just like on previous versions of the Gmail web app, the right sidebar still has shortcuts to other Google services like Calendar, Tasks, and Keep.

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Rapid Release domains have already started to see the effects, while Scheduled Release domains will have to wait a further two weeks.

Other recent Gmail updates have placed a heavy emphasis on curating better search results, with machine learning helping to surface more relevant information and contacts.

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