Better document and image viewing experience in Gmail and Google Drive

We've launched a new version of the UI for viewing documents and images in Gmail and Google Drive to give more focus to the content itself. The tool bar has moved to the top (and disappears when not in use) and the document/image frame is now wider, giving users a more streamlined experience.

Release track:

Rapid release, with Scheduled release coming in two weeks (for Gmail only, changes in Drive will launch to all tracks today)

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Enhancements to the "Open with" menu when previewing Gmail attachments

When previewing Gmail attachments in Chrome, certain Chrome extensions can now be queried to determine if they are enabled for Drive. If they are, they will be included in the list of apps available as choices in the "Open with" menu in the attachment viewer. 

Release Track:

Rapid release, with Scheduled release coming in two weeks

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Cloud based migration of email to Google Apps

Starting this week, we are making it easier for businesses to migrate email into Google Apps using our cloud-based data migration service. The data migration service can be configured via the Admin console to connect to your mail server and migrate email over to Google’s Gmail servers. You no longer need to download tools like Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange and install them on local servers. In addition, you can also monitor and track your migration from anywhere by logging into your Admin console.

The data migration service currently works for email. Support for contacts and calendar migration is currently being developed.

The email migration feature will be rolled out to all domains over a period of 4 weeks.

Release Track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

For more information:

https://support.google.com/a/answer/6003169

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New date picker in Gmail advanced search

A date picker has been added to the advanced search function in Gmail, making it easy for users to select a date by which to refine their search.

Release Track:

Rapid release, with scheduled release coming in June

For more information:

https://support.google.com/mail/answer/6593?hl=en&ref_topic=3394914


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Gmail Will Remove Calendar Invitation Feature

When you use Gmail's "insert invitation" button, you get this message: "Starting July 2014, this feature will no longer be available. You can continue sending email invitations from Google Calendar."

Probably this feature wasn't used very often, but a small percentage of Gmail users will miss it, especially business users. Adding invitations from Gmail is more convenient than opening Google Calendar in a new tab, creating a new event and inviting guests.

"It (truly!) is always tough choosing which features to continue to support. We make these decisions carefully, so please know that! We'll still be supporting creating invitations, just through different steps. The workaround now is to click into calendar and to create an invitation from there," inform Gmail Community Managers.

{ Thanks, James Sacuan. }