Gmail 7.1.1 Hints at Integrating Tasks and Reminder Snoozing

Reminiscent of Google Inbox, a new version of Gmail is rolling out soon that hints at integrating tasks and reminders. Gmail 7.1.1 will be available soon in the Play Store, but some users have already received the update and pushed it to APK Mirror earlier today. We've taken a look inside the APK file, and there are indeed some interesting changes to note.

Although the strings and files contained in the APK hint at the inclusion of a new feature, it is always possible that Google may not actually implement these features.

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Within the APK, there are some additional strings we have found that suggest two additional features will soon be integrated into Gmail. The first is Tasks integration:

Gmail Teardown

  <string name="mailbox_name_display_t4">Tasks</string>  <string name="t4_section_title_no_due_day">No due date</string>  <string name="t4_section_title_overdue">Overdue</string>  <string name="t4_section_title_later_this_week">Later this week</string>  <string name="t4_section_title_next_week">Next week</string>  <string name="t4_section_title_later">Later</string>  <string name="t4_section_title_done">Done</string>  <string name="t4_list_t4_due_date_label">Due %1$s</string>  <string name="t4_compose_button">Compose Task</string>  <string name="t4_detail_high_priority_label">High priority</string>  <string name="t4_detail_low_priority_label">Low priority</string>  <string name="t4_detail_body_content_description">Notes: %1$s</string>  <string name="t4_detail_notification_time_content_description">Reminder: %1$s</string>  <string name="t4_detail_recurrence_content_description">Repeats: %1$s</string>  <string name="t4_detail_mark_as_done">Mark as done</string>  <string name="t4_detail_mark_as_not_done">Mark as not done</string>  <string name="t4_toolbar_title_create_task">New task</string>  <string name="t4_toast_bar_title_mark_as_done">Marked as done</string>  <string name="t4_toast_bar_title_mark_as_not_done">Marked as not done</string>  <string name="tasks_edit_segment_title_hint">Title</string>  <string name="tasks_edit_segment_due_date_label">Due date</string>  <string name="tasks_edit_segment_reminder_label">Reminder</string>  <string name="t4_edit_segment_priority_label">Priority</string>  <string name="tasks_edit_segment_body_hint">Add note</string>  <string name="t4_edit_segment_recurrence_none">Does not repeat</string>  <string name="t4_edit_priority_label_high_priority">High priority</string>  <string name="t4_edit_priority_label_normal_priority">Normal priority</string>  <string name="t4_edit_priority_label_low_priority">Low priority</string>  <string name="t4_edit_priority_label_abbrev_high_priority">High</string>  <string name="t4_edit_priority_label_abbrev_normal_priority">Normal</string>  <string name="t4_edit_priority_label_abbrev_low_priority">Low</string>  <string name="t4_edit_error_empty_title">The task title cannot be empty.</string>  <string name="t4_edit_error_invalid_reminder_time">The reminder cannot be after the due date.</string>  <string name="t4_edit_discard_dialog_message">Discard changes?</string>  <string name="t4_edit_discard_dialog_keep_editing">Keep editing</string>  <string name="t4_edit_access_label_due_date">Due Date %1$s</string>  <string name="t4_edit_access_label_reminder">Reminder %1$s</string>  <string name="t4_view_conversation">View conversation</string>  <string name="empty_t4_folder">Nothing in Tasks</string>  <string name="t4_sync_off">"Task sync is off. Turn on in &lt;a href='http://www.example.com'>Account settings.&lt;/a>"</string>  <string name="t4_list_low_priority_content_description">Low priority</string>  <string name="t4_list_high_priority_content_description">High priority</string>  <string name="t4_list_recurrence_content_description">Repeats</string>  <string name="t4_list_reminder_set_content_description">Reminder</string>  <string name="t4_list_mail_content_description">From email</string>  

We can clearly see that Gmail will allow us to create and edit Tasks. These tasks can be set based on priority and can be given due dates. Furthermore, users will be able to set reminders to complete these tasks. At any time, a user can go in and mark the task as done or not done. If a user receives a reminder to complete a task but has not yet been able to complete it, the reminder notification will allow you to snooze the reminder as well, as evidenced by some more strings found within the APK:

Gmail Teardown

  <string name="t4_snooze_activity_label">Snooze</string>  <string name="t4_snooze_dialog_10_minutes">10 minutes</string>  <string name="t4_snooze_dialog_30_minutes">30 minutes</string>  <string name="t4_snooze_dialog_1_hour">1 hour</string>  <string name="t4_snooze_dialog_tomorrow">Tomorrow</string>  <string name="t4_snooze_dialog_snooze_button">Snooze</string>  <string name="t4_reminder_notification_snooze_button">Snooze</string>  <string name="t4_reminder_notification_done_button">Done</string>  

The notification button will expand to a dialog allowing you to snooze the reminder until 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, or 1 day later. If you are done with the task, you can mark the task as "done" straight from the reminder notification.

We believe it is highly likely that these features will make it into Gmail, given that we found not only strings within the Strings.xml file, but when performing a diff of the files present within each APK we discovered that much of the layouts have already been included. Within /res/layout of the new Gmail APK, we found the related XML files for editing the task and creating a task from the floating action button within Gmail. Furthermore, within the AndroidManifest file, the appropriate Alarm services and receives have been defined, so that the application will be able to notify you for any reminders you have set.

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