Update 2/10/24: Gmail is still testing this chat-style redesign of the reply UI three months later. As of this week, it’s rolling out for more people, but is not seeing wide availability yet.

Google announced a refreshed Google Chat on desktop this week, based on Material Design 3. Inside, users will find an updated font, nice colors, a rearranged layout, sizing changes for panels ...

You might trace the spasm of chat enthusiasm to China. Last December, in a blog post on Chinese app trends, designer and engineer Dan Grover announced the emergence of "chat as a universal UI." ...

The rollout of the Material Design 3 UI update should be completed within the next 15 days so don't fret if you don't see it immediately. It's a server-side switch which means that Google Chat ...

There's a slightly revised 'start chat' screen appearing on some devices. Just to be clear, this appears to be an A/B test, as it's only showing up on one of my phones and not the other, even ...