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Re: Gmail Launches Add-ons

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Post by jdeibele »

ilteris wrote: post #135
archon810 wrote: post #128

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm going to use this space to complain that there's still not a way to delete single messages on Android instead of the whole thread. This is possible on the web, and I've been asking Gmail for this simple function for years, yet they continue to avoid adding it in.

Just curious, why would you delete a message on a thread? Here is my Gmail on Android workflow: I swipe to right and archive the thread after I read the thread. It goes away from my inbox. Once someone adds a new mail to the chain thread re appears in my mailbox. I read it and archive it again. I rarely delete a mail.

Sometimes mail bounces. I liked to delete those messages off the thread.

I find that using Gmail with mailing more than X people is impossible because the replies all get mushed together. I now change the subject line for individual replies so I don't get lost.

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Post by mottomotto »

alooPotato wrote: post #58
alooPotato wrote: post #20

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See my other comment on InboxSDK but summary, yes we are using InboxSDK because we made it and because we still want the power it offers on desktop. On mobile we use Add-ons plus a native app that can be deep linked to from the Add-on. EDIT: if you look at the docs of the www.inboxsdk.com/docs there is a lot of functionality above and beyond the sidebar API that add-ons offers.

As promised: https://blog.inboxsdk.com/gmail-add-ons-inboxsdk-e6d72fba60a...

Thank you -- I had expected some differences and I do indeed use some InboxSDK features that aren't present in the official API (adding to the Compose button toolbar). That was very helpful.

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Post by dang »

awesomepantsm wrote: post #164
explainplease wrote: post #155

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You're misusing the analogy. Google is the friend, and Google product X is the friend's promise, and since the friend has broken promises Y, Z, A, B, C, D, E... in the past, eventually one stops believing the friend's promises. So now, when the friend says, "Hey, meet me at $PLACE tonight at $TIME and we'll do $ACTIVITY," you say, "Yeah, right," and don't bother to go, because there's a good chance he won't show up,…

You probably think "I'll love you forever" to means someone is promising to be around for you until the heat death of the universe.

Would you please stop posting unsubstantive comments to HN?

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Post by bhandziuk »

PascLeRasc wrote: post #94
forgotmypw wrote: post #23

Sounds a lot like Gmail Labs, which was discontinued. I've learned to expect most Google products to be killed off, so I don't even bother starting to use them anymore.

Do you also avoid making friends in case they pass away?

You just can't take the risk

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Post by pjmlp »

archon810 wrote: post #208
pjmlp wrote: post #184

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What?!? I do it all the time, just a simple swipe left and it is deleted. You just need to change the default from archive to delete on the settings panel.

Read what I said carefully. Individual messages, not threads.

You got a point, sorry about that, I should have paid proper attention.

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Post by 2dvisio »

dvirsky wrote: post #88
fareesh wrote: post #67

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Came to post this as well. Inbox is a great product, but it seems to have been forgotten - probably because most of the users still use gmail, since getting "normies" to switch to anything is near impossible without social pressure being some contributor to the switch. Plus, Gmail still has a ton of features that were never ported over, which will also prevent some advanced users who rely on these features consistent…

I really hope Google won't abandon Inbox and continue developing it, I'd really hate to go back to Gmail.

You could move to Spark (if Mac user)

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Post by vit05 »

CydeWeys wrote: post #207
vit05 wrote: post #172

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Hi, thanks. None of those 3 sites open here. What kind of information do you need from ipleak.net? DNS Address - 1 server 45.62.204.178 Canada Canada

What browser are you using? It does seem like you're having DNS problems. See the following: $ dig @45.62.204.178 blog.google ; > DiG 9.9.5-3ubuntu0.16-Ubuntu > @45.62.204.178 blog.google ; (1 server found) ;; global options: +cmd ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached That same command run against other DNS servers (for example, our public DNS server at 8.8.8.8) succeeds. Even stranger, against your co…

I have changed the DNS and now it is working correctly. Two days ago, a problem occurred with the modem and they changed the device. All settings were on automatic.

But I really can not understand why blog.google did not work right away, and why it was routed to a canada DNS.

I am using Google Chrome and Firefox.

Tks for take the time to help. The internet provider that I am using is called netcombo.com.br and in the past, they have blocked the use of others DNS and some services. I do not know if that is the case now.

I have asked for others using the same internet provider to test and will update when they done.

Edit. So, others using the same provider reporter that https://www.blog.google do not open there.

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Post by fareesh »

themacguffinman wrote: post #173
fareesh wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Came to post this as well. Inbox is a great product, but it seems to have been forgotten - probably because most of the users still use gmail, since getting "normies" to switch to anything is near impossible without social pressure being some contributor to the switch. Plus, Gmail still has a ton of features that were never ported over, which will also prevent some advanced users who rely on these features consistent…

I think you're missing the point of Inbox. It's not supposed to replace Gmail, not now and not ever. It's an additional way of using Gmail, hence why its full name is actually "Inbox by Gmail". Inbox is an attempt to make Gmail easier to use for the average user who has simple needs, so all the "power user" features you want aren't supposed to be in Inbox. If your needs are complicated, you can just use Gmail. Inbox…

I'd like to see the search in Inbox improved, and get hangouts history. Beyond that I'm pretty happy with it.

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Post by vntok »

smnscu wrote: post #198
Ninn wrote: post #197

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Indeed disappointing -- this has to be the single most requested feature in Gmail, how can they not open a new universe which could allow this, and then not include this.

Not only that, but they have a guy who AFAIU spent his 20% time to build this feature (i.e. e2ee using GPG), it would take minimal resources to implement it as an add-on. I guess with all the usage data they have they know how much the general public cares about privacy. It's sad not even the Googlers who care can push some of these "higher good" features without being reassigned to some mundane shit. https://github.…

Maybe all the usage data they have shows that the general public does not care about privacy?
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