Gmail updates from May 2012
14 updates to Gmail were tracked in May 2012.
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2012-05-30Comms & Meetings
Graduation of 'Nav bar drag and drop' lab
The 'Nav bar drag and drop' lab is graduating to a full feature, allowing users to reorder gadgets inside the gadget pane.
Release: Scheduled • Scheduled: 2012-06-05 -
2012-05-30Comms & Meetings
Enhanced Google+ circle integration and search in Gmail
Gmail users on Google+ can now see profile photos of people in their selected circles, and circles are now supported within search and filters.
Release: Scheduled • Scheduled: 2012-05-30 -
2012-05-30Comms & Meetings
Quick access to contact details in Gmail search
When searching for an email address in Gmail, the results now display contact details in addition to the person's profile photo and email history. Users can use this to start chats, make phone calls, and see automatically updated Google+ profile information.
Release: Scheduled • Scheduled: 2012-05-30 -
2012-05-23Comms & Meetings
Enhanced Google+ circle integration and circle search.
Gmail is improving integration with Google+ by displaying profile photos of people in selected circles and adding support for circles within search and filters.
Release: Scheduled • Scheduled: 2012-05-29 -
2012-05-23Comms & Meetings
Quick access to contact details in search results.
Gmail is updating search results for email addresses to show contact details alongside profile photos and email history, enabling users to quickly start chats or make phone calls.
Release: Scheduled • Scheduled: 2012-05-29 -
2012-05-23Comms & Meetings
Graduation of Message translation, Smart Mute, and Title Tweaks labs.
Three Gmail labs—Message translation, Smart Mute, and Title Tweaks—have graduated to full features for domains on the Scheduled Release track.
Release: Scheduled • Scheduled: 2012-05-23 -
2012-05-22Comms & Meetings
Improved autocomplete predictions based on email content
Gmail has improved its autocomplete predictions by utilizing the content within a user's emails to provide more relevant and accurate suggestions. This feature is initially available for US English users.
Release: Rapid • Rapid: 2012-05-22 -
2012-05-22Comms & Meetings
Enhanced Google+ circle integration and search
Gmail now integrates more deeply with Google+, allowing users to see profile photos of people in their selected circles. Additionally, circles are now supported within Gmail's search and filters to help users find specific groups of contacts more easily.
Release: Rapid • Rapid: 2012-05-22 -
2012-05-22Comms & Meetings
Quick access to contact details in search results
When searching for an email address in Gmail, search results now display contact details in addition to the person's profile photo and email history. This allows users to quickly start a chat or call the contact. Information is automatically kept up to date for contacts with a Google+ profile.
Release: Rapid • Rapid: 2012-05-22 -
2012-05-16Comms & Meetings
Graduation of Message translation, Smart Mute, and Title Tweaks labs
Three Gmail labs—Message translation, Smart Mute, and Title Tweaks—are intended to graduate to full features for domains on the Scheduled Release track on May 22nd.
Release: Scheduled • Scheduled: 2012-05-22 -
2012-05-01Comms & Meetings
Certain Gmail Labs features have been retired.
Google has retired several features from Gmail Labs as part of its ongoing product updates and feature integration.
Release: Rapid • Rapid: 2012-05-01 -
2012-05-01Comms & Meetings
Gmail updates the functionality of the Mute feature.
Gmail has implemented a change to the way the 'Mute' feature works, improving how users manage conversations they wish to silence.
Release: Rapid • Rapid: 2012-05-01 -
2012-05-01Comms & Meetings
New Google Plus people widget
Gmail has introduced a new Google Plus people widget to integrate social connectivity directly within the email experience.
Release: Scheduled • Scheduled: 2012-05-01 -
2012-05-01Comms & Meetings
Compact conversation view becomes more compact
The compact conversation view in Gmail has been updated to be more compact, allowing users to view their emails more efficiently.
Release: Scheduled • Scheduled: 2012-05-01