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In brief
- Google is now introducing a smaller reply window in Gmail for Android.
- The smaller window is located at the bottom of conversations and allows you to reference the received email when composing a reply.
Gmail on Android opens a new window when you click the Reply or Forward buttons in a conversation. Fortunately, Google is working on an even faster way to reply to emails.
Google has announced that Gmail on Android now lets you reply to emails from a small window at the end of conversations. This means you don’t have to open a new window and can simply link to the original email. Check out the screenshot below.
But what if you need more space to write a longer response? Luckily, you can just tap the expand icon to get a larger window and formatting options.
According to Google, the smaller Gmail reply window is currently available for individual Workspace users and home users on Android, but for Workspace customers, it’s a gradual rollout over 15 days. For iOS users, there’s no concrete timeline, other than Google saying the feature will be available “later this year.”
This isn’t the first time we’ve heard about this option, though. We reported on the existence of this smaller response window back in May 2024, and several users received the feature back then. But it looks like the option is finally ready for prime time.
