The Google Gmail updates come after Google showed a preview of Google Gmail's new look in July. The updates add a more social feel to Gmail, adding in photos and new message views for contacts.

Google's going for consistency across the Gmail Android app, populating more of the app's menus with helpful icons.

Gmail's New look: What's Hot, What's Not Gmail's new look has received mixed reactions from its users. We've tossed in what's hot and what's not about this makeover. Advisory Alert: It has come to ...