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Updated Gmail for Android now includes animated swipe action

By Maria Santos
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After reading your email on the Android Gmail app, users can use “Mail swipe actions” to delete, archive, mark as read/mark as unread, snooze, mark as, and move to messages. Each swipe is a different color. Each action is accompanied by a different color, but to make it even easier to tell the different gesture actions apart, Google has added some animation. For example, mark as read will show the fold of an envelope closing. Delete an email and the trash can lid rises, and snoozing an email will spin the clock.

You should soon have the latest version of Gmail for Android installed on your phone. Google has been adding little things here and there in order to improve the app. For example, in February Google added confirmatory vibration feedback so that users don’t make an accidental swipe on the wrong spot. To make sure that your Gmail app is completely up to date, your Android phone should be running version 2021.03.07 which was released just last week. It is important for you to understand that the animations are not available on the iOS version of the app.

Google is adding animation and other swipe action to its Gmail for Android app.

You can find the Gmail for Android app in the Google Play Store. These are small things that might not seem like a big deal but they are important to users.

Questions & Answers

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What new visual element has Google introduced to differentiate swipe actions?

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Google has added animation to make it easier to distinguish between the different gesture actions. For example, deleting an email shows a rising trash can lid, and snoozing an email makes a clock spin.

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What specific Android Gmail app version is required to access these new animations?

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To ensure the Gmail app is fully updated with these features, your Android phone needs to be running version 2021.03.07. This version was released just last week.

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Are these new animated swipe actions also available for Gmail users on iOS devices?

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No, the article explicitly states that these animations are not available on the iOS version of the app. They are specifically for the Gmail for Android app.

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What recent improvement did Google make to the swipe actions before introducing animations?

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In February, Google added confirmatory vibration feedback to the app. This was implemented to help users avoid making accidental swipes in the wrong location.

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