In 2014, Google introduced the Material Design language for its apps, aiming to achieve consistency across mobile and web platforms. The latest app to receive a Material Design facelift is Google Calendar. However, users need to activate the new design, and here’s how you can do it.
To access the updated Google Calendar with Material Design, visit calendar.google.com and click on the “Use new Calendar” button located in the top right corner. This action will switch users to the Material Design version of the Calendar app.
The refreshed Material Design layout enhances the user experience by providing a clearer view of event details, facilitating quick addition of new events, and introducing new view options. Lars Kruger, Product Manager for Google Calendar, announced the refresh in a blog post, stating, “Starting today [Tuesday], a fresh look and new features are coming to Google Calendar on the Web to help you manage your time more efficiently and get more done.”
To create uniformity between mobile and web apps, Google has incorporated a modern color palette and sleek design from the mobile app into the web version. Additionally, the Calendar app now includes new features tailored for enterprise users, facilitating efficient scheduling and preparation for meetings.
For enterprise users, detailed information about the organization’s meeting room is available for G Suite admins, including location, size, and equipment availability, directly accessible from the Calendar for web. Users can now add rich formatting and hyperlinks to Calendar invites. Controls have been added to manage multiple calendars side by side in the “Day” view, allowing users to view and manage calendars in separate columns.
Other changes in Calendar include the ability to view contact information for meeting participants by hovering over their names in a Calendar invite. There’s also a new feature enabling users to see and restore deleted items in one place in case a meeting is accidentally deleted.
