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A rundown of the new Gmail

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Re: A rundown of the new Gmail

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Post by indianajensen »

OmarIsmail wrote: post #45

The most exciting news here is that they're iterating on Gmail again. It was clear that Gmail was stagnating for a while as they were investing in Inbox. It's unfortunate that Inbox didn't take off, but now that it looks like they're putting the effort behind Gmail proper, we'll be seeing continual updates and improvements. In just the past 6 months we've seen native Gmail add-ons (that work across web and mobile) an…

I've been an avid Inbox user for years. Anyone knows what's next for Inbox? Looks like it might be folded back into Gmail and discontinued as standalone?

Re: A rundown of the new Gmail

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Post by planb »

indianajensen wrote: post #191
OmarIsmail wrote: post #45

The most exciting news here is that they're iterating on Gmail again. It was clear that Gmail was stagnating for a while as they were investing in Inbox. It's unfortunate that Inbox didn't take off, but now that it looks like they're putting the effort behind Gmail proper, we'll be seeing continual updates and improvements. In just the past 6 months we've seen native Gmail add-ons (that work across web and mobile) an…

I've been an avid Inbox user for years. Anyone knows what's next for Inbox? Looks like it might be folded back into Gmail and discontinued as standalone?

I'd think so, too. The iOS app still hasn't been updated for the iPhone X screen...

Re: A rundown of the new Gmail

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Post by bo1024 »

nextweek2 wrote: post #25

What I really want is a the Smart Reply feature to point out to the user that more than one question was asked of them. It's so boring to ask two questions and get a reply to one or ask someone to choose one of two options and they reply with "Yes, go ahead".

Not sure I'd blame the client for people not reading their emails...

Re: A rundown of the new Gmail

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Post by mimsee »

mcintyre1994 wrote: post #165
mimsee wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What they could do is put the contents in a video* and have the media be DRM'd. You couldn't take a screenshot, only a picture with your phone. *Or image, not really sure if that works.

Can you actually DRM a video so that the OS won't let it be screenshotted? I usually use the snipping tool for Windows screenshots, does DRM stop that working somehow?

Try Netflix with Microsoft Edge and try to take a screenshot. Only subtitles will be visible.

Re: A rundown of the new Gmail

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Post by skywhopper »

lsh wrote: post #2

ha - that blog post is 26MB large and makes my laptop cry

Well, and the page itself is just hideously unusable. 1/3 of the space is covered with noise begging me to leave the article I'm trying to read. The top 1/3 is 80% blank space that keeps popping up and going away as I scroll, making the simple act of scrolling through an article feel unpredictable, as I'm never sure if I'm even going to be able to see the entire animation they want me to look at. Overall the experience of reading this blog is claustrophobic and stress-inducing. I almost thought I was on Medium for a bit.

Re: A rundown of the new Gmail

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Post by kroberton »

bbbobbb wrote: post #179
kroberton wrote: post #139

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Agreed. And: https://tutanota.com/ Gmail used to be good alright, but then it started to ask for my phone number all the time. I've switched to Tutanota recently, much better IMO, particularly the new client: https://mail.tutanota.com/

The design with multiple domains is pretty annoying. So I register bob@tutanota.com but forget to register bob@tutanota.de and anybody can squat it and impersonate me from the same service? Not to mention they blocked my IP after registering 3 of the 5 available domains.

I'm using my own domain anyway. When your last name is your domain, it gets impossible to impersonate you with any free service. And as it's only 1 Euro, it's also cheap and easy.

Re: A rundown of the new Gmail

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Post by josefresco »

DocTomoe wrote: post #132
Mithaldu wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Others might send you shit in that way.

Then you reply and tell them that the feature doesn't work and send it to you in the standard way. Standards need to be enforced.

> send it to you in the standard way

What standard is that exactly?

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