Spark revamps iOS app, adds dark mode to all apps

 

Email app Spark adds a lot of new features to its iOS app, while introducing dark mode to its Android app. The iOS app gets rebuilt from the ground up to make it easier to use the app and read through your email threads. Spark adds avatar profile images so you can see at a glance which user or account sent you the message. You can now also customize your most used email actions and flow to the top those you use the most. Android users might not be getting these features yet, but like their iOS counterpart, dark mode is coming. You can read the full list of features available on this link.

Microsoft pulls testing of ads in Windows 10 email client

Yesterday news broke out that Microsoft was putting ads in its default Mail client on your PC. Users have spotted it in the beta test and in an FAQ from Microsoft that’s now been taken down, it was said to be a pilot program. But now the company has taken this test back. Microsoft communications head Frank Shaw said the company has decided to turn these ads off. Shaw said these were never meant to be tested broadly, which might seem strange with the presence of the FAQ. But perhaps the company has listened to complaints about the plan and these ads shouldn’t be showing up now.

This was an experimental feature that was never intended to be tested broadly and it is being turned off.

— Frank X. Shaw (@fxshaw) November 16, 2018

Source: The Verge

Boxer introduces calendar and contact manager to mobile apps

Email app Boxer is bringing in some new features into its Android and iOS apps. The Android app can now be integrated with the newly introduced Calendar app from Boxer. Meanwhile, the iOS version gets the app rolled into the Boxer email app. Plus, they get a new contact manager as well. Let’s hope that feature comes to Android soon, too. The app is free for one account but if you want to link more, you’ll have to do so by purchasing it within the app.

 Source: Lifehacker | Download: Google Play Store – Boxer (Free), Boxer Calendar (Free) + Apple App Store (Free)

Send self-destructing emails with this Chrome extension

Gmail already lets you recall sent emails with its Undo feature. Now, you can even send emails with a self-destruct timer through a Chrome extension called Dmail. If you send sensitive personal information and don’t want it floating around your sent box or your recipient’s inbox, you can set pre-defined timer on your message. You have your pick between an hour, a day, or a week. You can also decide to just delete it manually from your recipient’s inbox with the Revoke Email button you’ll be able to see on sent messages.

The service will work best if the receiver also has the extension but even regular Gmail users can see your messages through a link. Your recipient will be notified once the email “destructs” or gets revoked.

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