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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 n
by 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 agoDoes 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 agoExactly this. This is THE advanced feature I need.
- dbdr 9y agoOne 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 agoI 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.
- JorgeGT 9y ago> I don't need extra features get my stuff done in Inbox. I only need signatures in my non-gmail account. This is almost the only reason I switch to gmail now, when I have to send an email to someone outside my institution... it's very frustrating that they implemented signatures but only for gmail accounts.
- wiwofone 9y agoInbox actually has a signature feature in the "Settings" panel. It doesn't provide any formatting options, but you can copy-paste your signature from the Gmail signature settings, and it'll keep the formatting and any images you have.
- fareesh 9y agoI'd like to see the search in Inbox improved, and get hangouts history. Beyond that I'm pretty happy with it.