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Google is discontinuing Inbox

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Re: Google is discontinuing Inbox

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Post by __sr__ »

noja wrote: post #123
__sr__ wrote: post #121

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Try Google Trips

Okay, what's the URL?

I think it’s iOS/Android only — which is a pity because a lot of people still prefer a laptop/desktop — although it works well enough for me.

https://get.google.com/trips/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-trips-plan-your-trip/...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.and...

Re: Google is discontinuing Inbox

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Post by 8ytecoder »

klandergren wrote: post #110

Inbox changed my relationship with email and it is unbelievably frustrating to hear it is being shuttered. I was a better digital person because of the app: I never forgot to reply, I kept years of ideas and small notes in reminders, and I could quickly triage and clear all incoming mail. These things in particular made Inbox stand out: * UI - simple, uncluttered mobile and desktop experience with uncomplicated keybo…

I agree. I maintained a pretty clean inbox without 10s of rules. And as you said, never forgot to reply. I actually checked even my promo emails because I had them appear only once a day and I can delete them all in one click after reading them. Google keeps taking away the good products instead of figuring out how to get wider acceptance. Inbox definitely had a learning curve but it was worth it.

If anyone has a good alternative please share

Re: Google is discontinuing Inbox

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Post by obelos »

DannyBee wrote: post #13

It's really interesting to see the super-knee jerk reaction here when the article itself even says that most of the features made their way into gmail. (I was a heavy inbox user, and i am happy with the stuff that made it's way into gmail). Outside of some of the bundling features, i'm curious what actual difference people are complaining about here.

I'm mostly annoyed by the change because the new GMail site takes up twice as much RAM as the already RAM-hungry Inbox site. It's enormous.

Re: Google is discontinuing Inbox

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Post by StudentStuff »

farslan wrote: post #73
simeng wrote: post #50

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I just checked and you can actually set swipe left to snooze in the gmail app now.

It’s not available in the iOS app.

Not surprising, developing new features for iOS isn't Google's highest priority, they're targeting where most of the installed userbase is.

Similar effects can be seen in the OTT market. Roku gets new features from Sling, Netflix and the other OTT players first, with Chromecast and Fire TV lagging by months or years, and these 2nd tier players are missing Amazon Prime Video (Chromecast) or YouTube (Fire TV) respectively. It seems much like the music sales market IMO...

Re: Google is discontinuing Inbox

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Post by noja »

Ajedi32 wrote: post #136
noja wrote: post #118

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Pinning was basically starring with a ui toggle, right?

No, it also allows you instantly archive everything in your Inbox without touching the important, pinned stuff.

I'm using it to pin important stuff, and switch between the important and standard views.

Re: Google is discontinuing Inbox

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Post by noja »

__sr__ wrote: post #131
noja wrote: post #123

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Okay, what's the URL?

I think it’s iOS/Android only — which is a pity because a lot of people still prefer a laptop/desktop — although it works well enough for me. https://get.google.com/trips/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-trips-plan-your-trip/... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.and...

If I can't access my trips from my pc, it's as good as dead for me.

Re: Google is discontinuing Inbox

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Post by pishpash »

klandergren wrote: post #110

Inbox changed my relationship with email and it is unbelievably frustrating to hear it is being shuttered. I was a better digital person because of the app: I never forgot to reply, I kept years of ideas and small notes in reminders, and I could quickly triage and clear all incoming mail. These things in particular made Inbox stand out: * UI - simple, uncluttered mobile and desktop experience with uncomplicated keybo…

Never used Inbox after an initial look, mainly due to trust issues. How did this work? What if bundles missed an email related to a trip, did you then have to (1) know it went missing, and (2) find it from some hidden place and expend extra time? With these products I get the feeling that it may be amortizing rare occurrences over the most mundane usage.

Re: Google is discontinuing Inbox

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Post by Myrmornis »

DannyBee wrote: post #13

It's really interesting to see the super-knee jerk reaction here when the article itself even says that most of the features made their way into gmail. (I was a heavy inbox user, and i am happy with the stuff that made it's way into gmail). Outside of some of the bundling features, i'm curious what actual difference people are complaining about here.

Hitting sweep to immediately clear my inbox of all the crap in it that doesn't need dealing with.

Trips.

Using pinning to effect a simple TODO list.

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