Google Material Design theme hits web version of Calendar

It was bound to happen and now it looks like it’s finally here. Google has been slowly introducing its Material Design theme into the web version of its products. The latest app to get a revamp is Google Calendar. The changes are a bit subtle here with new buttons, hollow icons, and font tweaks. It looks cleaner from our perspective and matches the other products more.

Source: Android Police

Google brings Gmail’s quick access sidebar to Google Docs, Calendar

After introducing Material Design to Gmail, Google has slowly made it easier to switch between some of its apps within one browser window. Within the email client, you get quick access to Keep, Calendar, and the newly revamped Tasks apps. Now, this quick access sidebar is coming to Google’s productivity apps like Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drawings. Google Calendar is also getting access to this sidebar but, as expected, only gets Keep and Tasks. Window switching might soon be less of an issue if you’re fully baked into Google’s suite of apps.

Source: SlashGear

It’s now easier to reschedule meetings on Google Calendar

Do you need to reschedule a meeting? Google Calendar wants to make this an easier affair for you. The app will let you propose alternative times within the app itself. The organizer of the meeting will then have the option to review and accept or reject the new time. The organizer will also be able to see the availability windows of the other attendees, if their calendars are shared with co-workers, that is. Google Calendar will show these shared calendars side-by-side to make it easier to set a new time that can accommodate everyone. Part of this new feature is letting you add an optional message to give the organizer context on why the meeting needs to be rescheduled. The feature is now live on Google Calendar for the web but will come to mobile starting August 13^th. It should also work across domains as well as Microsoft Exchange.

Source: The Verge

Google Calendar finally gets an iOS widget

Google certainly took its time to introduce this new feature to Google Calendar users on iOS. The app finally gets a Today widget on the iPhone and iPad. It’ll show you your upcoming events at a glance in the Today section of the lock screen and notification shade. It’ll first show you your next two events and you can expand that to show another four. The app also gets 3D Touch support. So when you press down with 3D Touch on your iPhone 6s and 7, you can see the preview there, too.

Source: 9to5Mac + The Verge