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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 "no

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 consistently, from switching. Inbox is in a weird place - the features we want in Gmail are in Inbox. The features we want in Inbox are in Gmail. The mails are in the same place. The web clients are separate codebases. I can't imagine all the talented people working at either team are happy with this situation given the way their contributions end up not coming to us users because of this separation. If anyone here is on either team, or has some insight into this, I'd really like to understand what the thinking is behind this stuff. The same sort of goes for Allo, Hangouts, etc. What gives, Google?

dvirsky 9y ago
I really hope Google won't abandon Inbox and continue developing it, I'd really hate to go back to Gmail.
- 2dvisio 9y ago
  You could move to Spark (if Mac user)
  - dvirsky 9y ago
    I've never tried it. I'm moving between Mac and Linux so I need a web based client.
    - fareesh 9y ago
      I am in the same boat - Linux for Desktop and MBP for Laptop. Web based clients are essential.
themacguffinman 9y ago
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 doesn't really introduce any new features that Gmail cannot do, it simply reframes Gmail features in a different UI and workflow. For example, Inbox's "done" action is available in Gmail, but in Gmail it's called "archive". Same with Inbox's "bundles": they're just called "tabs" in Gmail. As an Inbox user, I'm pretty happy with the state of Inbox. I don't need extra features get my stuff done in Inbox. Porting every Gmail feature to Inbox is missing the point.
- mcintyre1994 9y ago
  Does Gmail have email snoozing? It didn't when I switched to Inbox and I wouldn't want to use an email client without it now.
  - mariozivic 9y ago
    Exactly this. This is THE advanced feature I need.
  - dbdr 9y ago
    One way to achieve snoozing in any email client is to forward (and archive) the email to 1day@fut.io (or monday@fut.io etc, the syntax is pretty complete and flexible). They will send you back the email at the specified time and date, so it ends up back in your inbox. No GUI but pretty efficient in practice.
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- wiwofone 9y ago
  I both agree and disagree. It's certainly a reframing of Gmail in a more light format, but it has one killer feature (which is also the only reason I'm currently using it over Gmail) – email snoozing. To get that in Gmail you need a label-based plugin (desktop only) or a third-party app (to get it on mobile as well) afaik.
m-p-3 9y ago
I personally use the snooze feature (time or location-based) quite at lot at work, along with the reminder feature (which also allow to add a note). I forget much less often to take action on an email in a timely manner because of it.

dvirsky 9y ago

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

2dvisio 9y ago
You could move to Spark (if Mac user)
- dvirsky 9y ago
  I've never tried it. I'm moving between Mac and Linux so I need a web based client.
  - fareesh 9y ago
    I am in the same boat - Linux for Desktop and MBP for Laptop. Web based clients are essential.

themacguffinman 9y ago

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 doesn't really introduce any new features that Gmail cannot do, it simply reframes Gmail features in a different UI and workflow. For example, Inbox's "done" action is available in Gmail, but in Gmail it's called "archive". Same with Inbox's "bundles": they're just called "tabs" in Gmail. As an Inbox user, I'm pretty happy with the state of Inbox. I don't need extra features get my stuff done in Inbox. Porting every Gmail feature to Inbox is missing the point.

mcintyre1994 9y ago
Does Gmail have email snoozing? It didn't when I switched to Inbox and I wouldn't want to use an email client without it now.
- mariozivic 9y ago
  Exactly this. This is THE advanced feature I need.
- dbdr 9y ago
  One way to achieve snoozing in any email client is to forward (and archive) the email to 1day@fut.io (or monday@fut.io etc, the syntax is pretty complete and flexible). They will send you back the email at the specified time and date, so it ends up back in your inbox. No GUI but pretty efficient in practice.
- deleted 9y ago
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wiwofone 9y ago
I both agree and disagree. It's certainly a reframing of Gmail in a more light format, but it has one killer feature (which is also the only reason I'm currently using it over Gmail) – email snoozing. To get that in Gmail you need a label-based plugin (desktop only) or a third-party app (to get it on mobile as well) afaik.

m-p-3 9y ago

I personally use the snooze feature (time or location-based) quite at lot at work, along with the reminder feature (which also allow to add a note). I forget much less often to take action on an email in a timely manner because of it.