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Inbox didn’t take off? That’s news to me! It’s the only way I use gmail, I haven’t used the old interface since inbox was released. It pairs with the mobile app

by jbob2000 9y ago

Inbox didn’t take off? That’s news to me! It’s the only way I use gmail, I haven’t used the old interface since inbox was released. It pairs with the mobile app really well.

baud147258 9y ago
For Inbox, I remember switching, seeing the new tabs, saying "Meh, those are useless" and going back to the normal interfaces since.
- andybak 9y ago
  Did you not figure out what was actually different about it? As far as I know Inbox bundles are a unique feature and one I could not do without.
  - baud147258 9y ago
    The thing is, I didn't see anything new that made me wish to use it. I just saw new part to the interface that seemed useless to how I use gmail, so I went back.
    - andybak 9y ago
      Inbox bundles are a revelation. I guess it's a shame Google failed to get the message out better.
      - gumami 9y ago
        I, for one, hated bundles. They didn't give me enough control. I'm glad they worked well for you.
        andybak 9y ago
        The key feature is bundles _in the inbox_ Folders and filtering rules never worked for me because they gave me multiple "to do" lists. It's vital for managing complexity to have a single queue to work through. If you want to use your inbox for that - then traditional email clients fall short. If something is filtered out of my inbox then I usually end up forgetting about it. If I can't group things in my inbox then it becomes overwhelming.
verelo 9y ago
Yeah i actually stopped using gmail, and exclusively use inbox too. Would gladly go back to gmail if I could get a comparable experience!
woolvalley 9y ago
Inbox UX is not info dense enough and I don't like the auto categorizing it does for me. Makes me feel like I'll miss stuff.
glassofbees 9y ago
I use a combination of Gmail on the desktop and Inbox on a phone. I tried to use Inbox on desktop for a while, but ended up switching back as the desktop version of Inbox was too dumbed down and controlling for my liking: - The mobile app arbitrarily doesn't allow labelling something and keeping it in the inbox. - It puts emails in the inbox under a folder when labelled by a filter, which usually ends obscuring important messages. - It doesn't have something equivalent to inbox sections (I use the crap out of these as my inbox has multiple different streams of things to action in it from multiple email aliases - personal, business, opensource, travel, bills, etc). - As others have mentioned, Inbox is not very information dense. Google sure had a challenge updating Gmail, since there's so many people using it in different ways. It'd be really interesting to see their top usage patterns summarised.
- glassofbees 9y ago
  Update: disappointment - priority inbox sections haven't been updated. They're still limited to 2 by the UI, and the new UI still doesn't expose "with label, in inbox" that's been possible for years by modifying the HTML on the page. The Gmail server clearly supports this, so it's a shame they haven't implemented a UI for it. I hope this doesn't break the hack people have been using to get 4 sections with messages only from the inbox...
- breakingcups 9y ago
  I've done the exact same thing. Inbox was nice on-the-go, Gmail is nice on the desktop.
- twostorytower 9y ago
  I love Inbox on mobile but I stopped using it on Desktop because it was so slow (sluggish). I have top of the line systems and it still felt so sluggish. Don't have that problem on the app.

Inbox didn’t take off? That’s news to me! It’s the only way I use gmail, I haven’t used the old interface since inbox was released. It pairs with the mobile app really well.

baud147258 9y ago

For Inbox, I remember switching, seeing the new tabs, saying "Meh, those are useless" and going back to the normal interfaces since.

andybak 9y ago
Did you not figure out what was actually different about it? As far as I know Inbox bundles are a unique feature and one I could not do without.
- baud147258 9y ago
  The thing is, I didn't see anything new that made me wish to use it. I just saw new part to the interface that seemed useless to how I use gmail, so I went back.
  - andybak 9y ago
    Inbox bundles are a revelation. I guess it's a shame Google failed to get the message out better.
    - gumami 9y ago
      I, for one, hated bundles. They didn't give me enough control. I'm glad they worked well for you.
      - andybak 9y ago
        The key feature is bundles _in the inbox_ Folders and filtering rules never worked for me because they gave me multiple "to do" lists. It's vital for managing complexity to have a single queue to work through. If you want to use your inbox for that - then traditional email clients fall short. If something is filtered out of my inbox then I usually end up forgetting about it. If I can't group things in my inbox then it becomes overwhelming.

verelo 9y ago

Yeah i actually stopped using gmail, and exclusively use inbox too. Would gladly go back to gmail if I could get a comparable experience!

woolvalley 9y ago

Inbox UX is not info dense enough and I don't like the auto categorizing it does for me. Makes me feel like I'll miss stuff.

glassofbees 9y ago

I use a combination of Gmail on the desktop and Inbox on a phone. I tried to use Inbox on desktop for a while, but ended up switching back as the desktop version of Inbox was too dumbed down and controlling for my liking: - The mobile app arbitrarily doesn't allow labelling something and keeping it in the inbox. - It puts emails in the inbox under a folder when labelled by a filter, which usually ends obscuring important messages. - It doesn't have something equivalent to inbox sections (I use the crap out of these as my inbox has multiple different streams of things to action in it from multiple email aliases - personal, business, opensource, travel, bills, etc). - As others have mentioned, Inbox is not very information dense. Google sure had a challenge updating Gmail, since there's so many people using it in different ways. It'd be really interesting to see their top usage patterns summarised.

glassofbees 9y ago
Update: disappointment - priority inbox sections haven't been updated. They're still limited to 2 by the UI, and the new UI still doesn't expose "with label, in inbox" that's been possible for years by modifying the HTML on the page. The Gmail server clearly supports this, so it's a shame they haven't implemented a UI for it. I hope this doesn't break the hack people have been using to get 4 sections with messages only from the inbox...
breakingcups 9y ago
I've done the exact same thing. Inbox was nice on-the-go, Gmail is nice on the desktop.
twostorytower 9y ago
I love Inbox on mobile but I stopped using it on Desktop because it was so slow (sluggish). I have top of the line systems and it still felt so sluggish. Don't have that problem on the app.