Google rolls out Gmail for iOS home screen widget

Source: 9to5Google

Gmail on iOS now supports the platform's home screen widgets. There's a single 4 x 2 widget available with the "Search in mail" bar at the top with your profile avatar and a Compose shortcut beside an unread count below. The widget will not show any confidential information, so you don't have to worry about private emails suddenly showing up on your home screen.

Source: 9to5Google

iOS 14 lets you set Gmail as your default email app

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One of the lesser-known additions to iOS 14 is the option to set your default apps for email and web browsing from Apple's offerings. Chrome on iOS can already be your default browser, but some users seem to have issues where a bug resets it back to Safari when the iPhone restarts. Now, Gmail's newest version (ver. 6.0.200825) can become the default choice on iOS, too.

To make the switch, head to the settings page on your iPhone or iPad and select Gmail. From there, click the Default Mail App option and swap it from the default Mail app.

Source: Engadget

Gmail's dedicated Google Meet tab rolls out on iOS

Around a month ago, Google announced that it planned to bring a dedicated Meet tab to its mobile clients. Now, iOS users are getting it first, and it will be widely available over the next couple of weeks. It will be "coming soon" to Android. Google also clarified that G Suite for Education accounts that can't create Meet video meetings will not see the Meet tab. They will need to use the dedicated Meet for Android or iOS client.

Source: 9to5Google

Google Meet is available on Gmail mobile as a new tab

Instead of having to use the dedicated app, Google Meet is now integrated into Gmail for Android and iOS. For those who have the feature already, it's now a large tab at the bottom of the main Gmail interface. The company is still rolling it out, so you might not have the quick access to Google Meet yet. Google has made this videoconferencing app free for all users at the end of April. And it's continuing to add new features like this to attract more users. It's also visible inside new Google Calendar entries.

If you'd rather not have Meet on your Gmail app, you will need to turn off Meet integration in the settings menu.

Source: The Verge