Discuss and give feedback about v3.0.0-alpha here.
- lazily apply dark mode when launching 4361a90
- Improves performance on startup when having many accounts.
- Dark mode will only be applied on the selected account on startup. Other accounts will initialize dark mode when selected.
- open main window dev tools too 4d4563e
- rework updates 54ceb59
- The update process has been completely overhauled and is now managed in the app itself to improve the update experience and make it more transparent.
- Updates are not silent anymore.
- When an update is available, a banner will be shown below the accounts tab with the option to download it, show the release notes or dismiss it.
- When downloading, the progress of the download can be observed in the banner.
- The app will notify you when the update has been downloaded (can be disabled with
Settings
→Updates
→Notify When Update Downloaded
) and in the banner you have the option to restart the app to install the update or restart later. - The app still checks for updates automatically (can be disabled with
Settings
→Updates
→Check For Updates Automatically
) and will the show banner if there's an update available. - Updates can still be checked manually through the app menu with
Gmail Desktop
→Check for Updates ...