WebProNews

Tag: Inbox by Gmail

  • Google Adds New Features To Inbox

    Google announced the launch of three new experiences for its Inbox by Gmail product including streamlined events, “glanceable” newsletters, and saved links.

    For events, Inbox will now gather emails from a single event together and show you what has changed. When you tap on an event, you’ll see a comprehensive overview from one destination.

    The glanceable newsletters feature works similarly. You can preview the newsletters you read often, and click through to the article that interest you. After you’ve looked at the latest, newsletters will minimize.

    There’s a new Save to Inbox feature that lets you save links for later rather than sending yourself a bunch of emails. You can share the link on Android or iOS (like you would share to any other app).

    There’s also a new Chrome extension that you can use to share from he desktop. These links will appear when you check your email.

    Images via Google

  • Inbox By Gmail ‘Smart Reply’ Feature Hits Web

    Inbox By Gmail ‘Smart Reply’ Feature Hits Web

    Back in November, Google announced the launch of a new feature for Inbox by Gmail called Smart Reply, which uses machine learning to auto-suggest email responses. At the time, it was only available for mobile.

    Today, Google announced the launch of the feature on the web version of Inbox by Gmail.

    “Just like in the Inbox mobile app, Smart Reply saves you precious time by suggesting up to three responses based on the emails you get. Selecting an option starts a reply, ready for you to either edit or send,” says software engineer Taylor Kourim.

    “10% of all your replies on mobile already use Smart Reply, so we’re excited to bring this same convenience to the web,” Kourim adds. “It’s particularly helpful when you’re jamming through lots of emails on your laptop.”

    A few weeks ago, Google improved snooze functionality for Inbox. More on that here.

    Images via Google

  • Inbox By Gmail Improves Snooze Functionality

    Google announced an update to the Snooze feature of Inbox by Gmail, its smart email inbox offering.

    Now, the feature includes Later this week and This Weekend as options to let you save time and address things when they’re more convenient for you.

    You can also now set your preferred weekend days to receive emails like you can already set your preferred morning time.

    “This feature is especially useful for people living who live in places where the weekend spans different days of the week,” says Google software engineer Michael Landry.

    The new features are rolling out over the next week.

    Images via Google

  • Google Makes Improvements to Inbox

    Google Makes Improvements to Inbox

    Google announced some new improvements to Inbox by Gmail, which it says are designed to help users find answers faster.

    For one, when you search for something like a frequent flyer number or shipping status, Inbox will now show it at the top of search results, so you don’t have to dig through emails to find them.

    Google says you can “get addresses, phone numbers, membership numbers, flights, events, bills, package tracking and more in seconds.”

    “Underneath any quick answers, you’ll see a ‘Top results’ section that orders emails by relevance,” says product manager Govind Kaushal. “Below that is all the email results, ordered by date, but chances are you won’t have to look here often.”

    Last month, Google added a new feature to Inbox to let users share trip bundles.

    Images via Google