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Google testing Gmail redesign

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13 May 2014

Google appears to be testing a dramatic Gmail redesign that could surprise users.

Screen grabs of the redesign on sites including Geek.com show big changes to Gmail’s look and functionality. Geek.com, which appears to be testing the changes, notes that Google is trying out new features such as the ability to ‘snooze’ an e-mail, setting it to return to the top of the user’s inbox at a later time.

Google declined to comment on the screen shots or to confirm whether it’s working on a redesign of its free cloud-based service.

The company frequently tests redesigns and changes to various products, including Gmail. While Google may test a new feature doesn’t necessarily mean it will be launched.

While Google is testing what analysts describe as “dramatic” changes, the final product may not include all of the modifications nor be as dramatic.

Hangouts, Google’s text, voice and video chat service, also is being promoted in the redesign. The service has been raised from the lower left corner of the Gmail page to the upper right hand corner.

Computerworld

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