So you might have noticed a new gmail layout and wondered, hmmm what’s new in Gmail 2022,
or maybe you’ve seen the new gmail layout and you’re wondering how do I get the new
Gmail design?
Well, don’t worry I’m covering that and more in today’s video.
Hey friends!
I’m Tasia and welcome back to my YouTube Channel where I share tech tips, app reviews,
and enough Gmail content that you’d think I own a massive stake in the company.
Spoiler alert: I don’t.
Today, I’m walking you through the new Gmail layout 2022.
Let’s go!
So first things first.
Gmail started rolling out its new layout back in February, though it finally hit my inbox
last month.
And second, Google really wants you to have everything you need, all their suite of Google
apps, available in one place for you, so as an example, you don’t have to jump back
and forth from Gmail to Meet to chat, you can access everything from one of their suite
of apps.
But with that said, let’s explore all this new Gmail layout has to offer.
First, you may notice a new collapsible side panel, or main menu near the left of your
Gmail inbox.
You can use the show/hide button in order to collapse or expand this menu view.
Now this main section of Gmail is actually your app window - so this view will change
depending on which app you’re utilizing inside Gmail.
More on that later!
Next, you may notice a new status indicator button near the top right.
Here, you can set your status to active, you can mute notifications by toggling on do not
disturb mode, you can set yourself as away, or you can add your own personal status, which
is kind of fun.
It’s a nice little way to add more personality to your status.
But now let’s move back over to the lefthand side of your Gmail inbox.
Underneath our little collapsible panel button, we’ve got a whack of new offerings.
So we are in mail right now, obviously.
So mail is highlighted blue and in this main app window is our Gmail inbox.
But now we’ve got chat, spaces, and Meet here as well.
And as we hover over an option, the side panel displays a preview of that app.
So if we click on one of these apps, our main app window changes to reflect the app we are
in.
So, I’ve selected chat and now, the inbox is gone and I’m in a full screen chat view
where I can select a conversation or start a new chat.
You have a few more options too like popping out the chat view or pinning a chat as well.
The same can be said for Spaces.
I mean, if you use Google Spaces.
And of course, even better, we’ve got Google Meet right here in Gmail as well.
So when you click on Meet, you’ll be given a snapshot of any upcoming calendar events,
you can start a new meeting or join a meeting directly from your Gmail.
I know!
To hammer in the point: Google is really aiming to help you step up your collaboration game
and efficiency in their Google Ecosystem.
So you may remember from some other videos I’ve done,
that Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides feature a ton of awesome collaboration tools now where
you don’t have to leave your doc, sheet or slide you’re working in to collaborate.
Instead, you can start or join a Meet directly from the doc you’re working in.
This is that same theory but in Gmail.
The major difference here is that if you start or join a meet from Gmail, it will pop you
out into another tab, whereas if you’re joining from a doc, it’s all done within
that doc and you don’t have to leave the tab you’re working in.
Now, lastly, you may or may not have a little profile icon in the bottom left of your Gmail.
This is the new notification bubble.
So if you have active notifications, those will pop up here.
So, if someone chats you for example, you’ll get a little popup with the chat notification
that you can directly reply from.
So those are the basic changes to Gmail in 2022.
But if you’ve noticed that your Gmail still looks like the old Gmail…
Like this Gmail inbox here…
You’re not alone.
This could be because you’re using a free version of Gmail and it hasn’t auto-prompted
you to switch to the new layout yet.
But luckily, there is a way to opt in to the new Gmail layout.
Here’s how.
In order to access the new Gmail layout from a free account, you may need to turn on Google
Chat in Gmail.
It’s likely this is off or set to the old google hangouts option.
There are a couple of ways to do this, but the easiest way will be to head to your settings
gear icon and click to see all settings.
From here, head to ‘chat and meet’ and then here at the top, toggle on Google Chat
and make sure to save your changes.
Your Gmail will reload automatically for you and you should have the new Gmail layout for
2022 appearing.
Now if for some reason it’s not, there’s one more spot for you to look.
You can head to your settings gear again and this time under quick settings, you may have
the option to try out the new Gmail view.
All you have to do is click on that, and the new Gmail view will load for you.
But let’s say you’ve tried the new view and you don’t like it and now you want to
go back in time and keep the original view you’re used to.
Well, you can do that too.
In that same settings gear icon, under your quick settings, you can click on ‘go back
to the original gmail view’ and you’ll be taken right back.
And don’t panic if you don’t have that option here in the quick settings, you can
head to ‘see all settings’ and now at the top of the general tab, you’ll have
a new view and original view toggle.
So, you can toggle back to the original view at any time.
And remember to save your changes.
It’s really that easy.
Remember, I have links below to a metric ton of other Gmail content.
Happy emailing to you and yours.
So that’s how to get the new Gmail view and now I want to hear from you.
What do you think of the new Gmail layout 2022?
Let everyone know in the comments below.
If you liked this video, I want to know so give it a like, a share or leave a comment
below.
You can click right here to subscribe to my channel and right here and here to watch even
more Gmail content.
You know you want to!
See ya next time!