Google this afternoon announced Inbox for Gmail, its all-new emailing solution that is intended to coexist with the regular Gmail platform (Think Paper for Facebook?). Inbox for Gmail is available on an invite only basis for Android, iOS and Chrome. I am fortunate enough to have received an invite to Inbox for Gmail, and I have been giving the iPhone app a rundown to see how it works. For the most part, Inbox is everything that you know and love about Gmail in a sleeker package.
For those that have a love-hate relationship with email, which is probably just about everyone, Inbox has a more organized and intuitive user interface for achieving the elusive “Inbox Zero.” Inbox enables users to add their own reminders to the top of the inbox, can snooze away messages to be shown again at a later time and highlights important parts of emails like YouTube videos, PDFs and Microsoft Office documents, flight statuses and package deliveries.
The main Inbox view provides an overall look at your emails categorized into bundles including travel, purchases, finance, social, updates, forums and promos. If you use tabs on the desktop version of Gmail, then this will be a familiar experience. There are also unbundled sections for low priority or for any custom inboxes that you may have created. Overall, the organizational functionality of Inbox is fantastic.
There are two additional views for “Snoozed” and “Done.” The former houses all of your emails until a specific date and time that you choose for the message to return to your main inbox, so that you can have a cleaner look at the emails that matter to you most straight after opening the app. All emails placed in Done are also removed from the main inbox, although they do not return at a later date unless you tap the pin icon.
Overall, Inbox is essentially a marriage between Gmail and Google Now. This is email built for the modern day person, the individual that wants to be able to organize and manage his or her inbox on the fly as efficiently as possible. Inbox for iPhone has a sleek design that mirrors Material Design on Android, and we’ll be sure to share a more in-depth look at the app in the near future.
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Looks like Mailbox (Dropbox)
Yeah, the whole gesture based handling of email and the snoozes are a complete ripoff of Mailbox. I guess I don’t blame them, they are killer features that I can’t live without anymore.
Been using Mailbox since its release on iOS and it rocks.. Apple added swipe gestures to stock Mail app in iOS 8 and now this ripoff from Google..they can try but it’s hard to beat the simplicity and easy on the eyes design of Mailbox though.. Plus; Mailbox for Mac seals the deal for my e-mail workflow.
I could never really get into Mailbox. I guess it’s not for everyone.
and.. @SKR Imaging: not that it matters, but MailEnhancer Pro (Cydia) added swipe gestures to the stock iOS e-mail app years ago. Prior to Mailbox being released on iOS.
The Gmail app has had swipe to archive for years. “They had it first.”
great article – would you share an invite? nautilusbaja@gmail.com
Thank you!
Looks good I still don’t use any other then apples default mail app.
would you share an invite? midoam2003@gmail.com
can we get some invite love going in the comments section? You invite a commenter, then they invite another commenter etc..?
What could possibly go wrong sharing my email address publicly?
Looks awesome! I’d love an invite if anyone has any to give. ptorres32 at gmail dot com.
Anyone have any Invites?
Just send an email to inbox@google.com and they’ll send an invite when it’s available.
can i have a invite plzz tarunkambala@gmail.com
would you share an invite? ivanvs94@gmail.com
Can any one share invite? pokhare.kisun@gmail.com
Just in case you have an invitation left, yunuen79@gmail.com Thanks!
HI ,
excellent post . Today I am using the Mailbox and became interested by the tool . I’m from Brazil and would like to test your Inbox . Could you send me an invitation ? edivaldo.bonfim@gmail.com
lol
what’s the point of inbox and google having two separate mail apps?
one would think that they would merge all the features into one app.
Just in case you have an invitation left, egilet78@gmail.com Thanks! :D
Please add a Mac app that stays **in the menu bar*** to avoid having to launch the app from the dock