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- Gmail for Android is testing a new UI that replaces the reply buttons in the email view and adds a quick compose box.
- This lets you quickly begin typing a response to an email as you read it.
- This is a server-side change and, depending on feedback, may or may not roll out to all users.
Even though instant messaging apps have taken over the world, email continues to have its place in our lives. Not every message we receive needs to be read and replied to immediately; email works beautifully for that purpose. But more often than not, we also forget to reply to emails that we should have responded to when we read them. Gmail knows that’s a problem, so it is now testing ways to make it easier to send a reply right when you read the email.
As spotted by Android Police, Gmail for Android is testing a new message box that appears at the bottom of the email thread. This message box replaces the Reply, Reply All, and Forward buttons in the older UI of the app.