As teased with the launch of Android 12 last month, Gmail is rolling out a new Material You widget that’s quite powerful. .

Update 11/22: Gmail’s new Material You widget is now widely rolling out via Google Play.

After updating to version 2021.10.31, you’ll also be prompted to let Gmail “make and manage phone calls.” Granting the “Phone” permissions will make sure your Meet sessions are not interrupted by cell calls.

Original 11/16: With the Material You redesign in mid-September, Gmail only modernized the existing widget with a touch of Dynamic Color.

Version 2021.10.31 of Gmail switches to a design that matches Google Keep — hopefully Calendar is next — with a large header that notes the name of your selected folder.

Gmail no longer displays the first line of an email.