The Gmail shake-up is here and here’s what you need to know

If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it goes the saying but Google has gone against the grain with a redesign for Gmail, which is probably something you have noticed in the last few days. The new changes bring the design philosophy closer to the company’s other services. In case this isn’t your cuppa, there is a way to do the switcheroo but first give change a fair chance.

The design changes include a left-hand menu to quickly switch between Chat, Spaces and Meet. Plus, filtering emails has become quicker, and then there are many shades of blue (literally). The other unmissable feature is the new font — Google Sans Text, which is inspired by basic geometries like circles.

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