@AnujAdhiya@UXAndrew Agreed! I was surprised when it didn't find its way into G+. It could have been a great differentiator vs. Facebook. Every wall post could turn into a live group chat.
From what I've initially gathered, Google is centralizing the many inboxes we all have (email, to-dos, flight reservations, receipts, etc.). Here's a lovely GIF:
Seems like something that should be a part of Google Now/Android notification tray.
1. Best product I've seen developed by a non-research team at Google in 3 years.
2. It's like Mailbox if Mailbox could do what Mailbox hoped to do.
3. Glad it's finally out for everyone to use.
@eric3000 Someone asked if this was like Mailbox, and my response is that I think both of these awesome teams are trying to help people communicate better and be more effective.
I think in terms of execution Inbox is ahead of Mailbox thanks to integrations with Google's other services. I have a ton of respect for both teams and wish them well as we try to navigate digital communication.
I'm not sure I want Google–or any ad-supported service for that matter–host my todo list (here come the todovertisements!), but it's encouraging to see at least one big player innovate in this area. Looking forward to try it out!
In case anyone is interested in the topic of structured inboxes, I [theorized](https://medium.com/@marckohlbrug...) about this before and there's now a team at Assembly [working](https://assembly.com/dawn) to make it a reality. There seems to be quite a lot of similarities with Google's Inbox, although I'd say it's a bit more ambitious and useful to people that get a lot of emails. (Google seems focussed on casual email users.)
@bramk Been using this alongside Mailbox. Not a huge win IMO - the swipe is opposite direction too which is maddening. The files surfacing is nice, but not daily use. The "important" box isn't enough of a win either (and I get like 200-300 emails a day so you'd think it would be).
Excited to try Inbox.
Seems to be a mixture of Google Now, Gmail, and Mailbox so far. I like the tightly coupled integration of email and reminders. Would love to be able to manage my inbox and todos in one app.
I'm using the iOS version and it's got the full material design aesthetic going (completely expected from Google). Really nice onboarding, empty states, and animations. The compose button has a nice Path-like animation that allows you to choose from a couple of your favorite contacts in 1-touch or compose an email / create a reminder.
The 'Bundled in the inbox' section (Travel, Purchases, Finance, Social) looks very promising. Having the relevant flight info at my fingertips will be really nice. I guess only time will tell if these features are enough to switch me over from Mailbox on mobile. If there is one company who I think could do it it'd be Google.
Here's a few first thoughts:
There's a lot of things from Google Now and tabs, combined with some functionality to make your inbox your to-do list.
This really helps you sort email quickly. It takes advantage of the tabs in Gmail to create "bundles" to let you find email quickly.
They've changed some terminology around, "archive" is now "done." They have a feature called "Pin" which is like star-ing an email, but Inbox-only as far as I can tell. Most of these are quick to pick up.
*EDIT:* Here's a list of common terms between Gmail and Inbox: https://support.google.com/inbox...
The one real problem I have is that it's for @gmail.com addresses only. If you do serious work on a Google Apps email address, you'll just have to hold tight and switch between two apps for now.
@grosen It's more than organization; lots of action-oriented enhancements to act on content within the messages. The time management tools (snooze messages, for instance) are also key. As @kennethn said, it's totally changed how I manage my inbox in the last few months.
Love the look and feel so far, but I'm confused about several things in terms of transition from gmail to inbox. Some early thoughts:
1. does done = archive? what does marking something as done actually do? do I have to take an action on every email by explicitly marking it as done?
2. why don't my starred gmail messages automatically transfer over as pins? Maybe it's just me but the way I use stars is to mark messages that need me to take action on them.
3. Purchases tab is amazing - level above what gmail used to do with the auto track package button. I wish I didn't even have to click on it though - it would be nice to have the expected delivery date as a glance.
4. Some things are misclassified, i.e. marked as Travel or Purchases when they shouldn't be, and I can't seem to fix it.
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