Google confirms Gmail updates will be available to everybody next month

Google has been drip-feeding us news of its big Gmail update for a while now. It has also been running an opt-in trial of the new features via its Early Adopter Program (EAP). It seems that this trial has been going well as Google has confirmed in a blog post that the new features will be receiving a general availability (GA) launch next month. That means we’ll all have access to them by the end of July 2018.

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A more detailed timetable of the, as laid out in the blog post, looks like this:

“In July 2018, G Suite admins will have the following options in the Admin console:

• Immediately transition their users to the new Gmail. For a period of time, users will still have the option to opt out.
• Allow their users to opt in to the new Gmail at the time of their choice. For a period of time, users will still have the option to opt out.
• Wait approximately four weeks until their users are allowed to opt in to the new Gmail. For a period of time, users will still have the option to opt out.
• This is the default setting. During this four-week period, users will not have the option to opt into the new Gmail.”

This means that come August all users will be able to opt in to the new Gmail system. The blog post goes on to say:

“Approximately 12 weeks after the GA announcement in July, any users who’ve opted out of the new Gmail will be automatically migrated to the new experience, with no option to opt out. Users who’ve already transitioned to the new Gmail will lose the ability to opt out.”

Which means once October rolls around, everybody will be using the updated Gmail and nobody will be able to opt out

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We’ve laid out all the best features of the new Gmail for you here, and even shown you how to try out the new system now. If you want to try out new email features including self-destructing emails, auto-response, reminders, and offline mode you can. All you have to do to give it a whirl is head to Gmail menu cog and click Try the new Gmail. If you don’t like it, you can go back, but make sure you pay attention to the timetable laid out above, as soon you won’t have the option.