New Gmail layout features integrates email, Google Meet, Google Chat, and Spaces

Google has introduced a new integrated view for Gmail, making it easy to move between applications like Gmail, Chat, and Meet in a unified location.

Rollout:

Beginning February 8, 2022:

• Users can opt-in to test the new layout.  Users can revert back to classic Gmail via settings.
  

By April 2022:

• User’s who have not opted-in, will begin to see the new layout by default, but can revert back to classic Gmail via settings.

By the end of June 2022:

• New layout will be a standard experience for all Gmail users with no option to revert back.
  

What has changed:

In the new integrated layout, you do not need to switch over to a different tab or a window to access Google Meet or Chat, as a new navigation panel on the left side will house applications.  Also, as the notifications rolls in, you will see unattended notifications as a bubble over the applications on the navigation panel.