That'll pull up a tucked-away control panel that'll give you one-tap options for starting a new email to that person, scheduling a new calendar event with that person, firing up a new Google Chat conversation with that person (if they're using a Google account), and calling that person (if you have their phone number stored in your phone's contacts).
While we're on the subject of face-oriented actions, here's another underappreciated Gmail Android gem to add into your productivity toolkit: While you're viewing any email in your inbox, tap on the sender's profile picture toward the upper-left corner of the screen. Zip, zoom, zork! Gmail Android feature No. Speaking of secret swipes, if you've got more than one Google account connected to your phone - say, a work account and a personal account or maybe a work account and a confidential chinchilla-chatting account - make a mental note of this: You can switch between your accounts in the blink of an eye by swiping that furry little finger of yours up or down on the profile picture in the Gmail app's upper-right corner.
Gmail Android feature No. 3: A speedy account-switcher Set things up the way you want - using, if you're so inclined, the old Inbox-like arrangement of a right swipe for archiving and a left swipe for snoozing - and then swipe away to your heart's content (and with the optional occasional cackle). There, you can configure exactly what action is associated with swiping an email to the left and to the right from your inbox or from any other message list view. Tap "General settings," then select "Swipe actions." JR Go open up the Gmail Android app's settings (by tapping the three-line menu icon in the upper-left corner and scrolling down until you see the "Settings" option). Gmail Android feature No. 2: Custom swipe gesturesĮver wish you had an easy way to snooze messages from your inbox - or maybe even just mark 'em as unread without having to do a complicated finger-tap dance? Prepare to be pleased.