Google is reportedly testing a new interface for its email service, Gmail.
Gmail's development team is updating the interface for a look similar to that of the mobile interface. Tech officials are also working to create a more responsive design, according to Digital Trends.
Google's latest development aims to give users the same viewing experience on both tablets and computers.
The tech company is said to be replacing its sidebar links for the inbox, sent mail and starred categories, with a new menu system that flies in and out of the browser window, PC Magazine reported.
The search giant is also getting rid of Gmail's tabbed email system and replacing it with a "grouped in the inbox" section that automatically sorts emails by topic. These topics include Purchases, Finances, Travel, Updates, Social, Forums, and Promos. The company has not revealed as to whether or not users can change or add to these categories.
A new pine system is included, which replaces stars in Gmail in order to bring focus on important emails, Geek reported. The toggle at the top of the UI can be used to drag pinned emails to the top of the Gmail inbox, or users can leave it switched off to see emails in the order they arrived.
The new Gmail interface also includes Google Hangouts. A large "+" icon appears in the lower-right corner and shows a new pop-up menu that can be used for creating new messages and adding new reminders, PC Magazine reported.
"There's no expected release date for any of these features, or even a guarantee that Google will implement them in the way we see them in these images, but after spending a few minutes in this interface it is clear that Google is eager to shake things up in Gmail," wrote Russell Holly from Geek. "With any luck most of these features will make the cut and we'll see an all new Gmail any day now."
