Google to shut down Inbox app by March 2019

If you stuck by Inbox all these years as an alternative to email, we’re sad to say but you have less than five months with the app. Google just announced it was shuttering the app by March 2019 so it could focus on Gmail. The company reasons that a lot of the popular features in Inbox—like snoozing emails, Smart Reply, connected task lists, and high-priority notifications—have made or are making their way to Gmail. “Bundles” or those that group similar emails together into a single block haven’t made its way to Gmail yet, but is said to be coming at a later date.

Inbox was a fun experiment in trying to redesign the email experience. Unfortunately, it looks like that experiment didn’t quite pan out. Redesigned Gmail does incorporate a lot of ideas, though, so for you loyal Inbox users, it might not be as painful a switch. According to The Verge, there will be no layoffs related to this shut down as the employees working on the app have already been “well-integrated” into the Gmail team.

Google updates Inbox to improve Android Wear and tablet support

Google is bringing a new significant update to its invite-only email app, Inbox. Right now, Inbox supports Android Wear better. It lets you reply to emails, view, and label or move incoming messages. Aside from improved Android Wear support, the app has also been updated to support tablets. It gets a new look and works better with larger screens. Suggestion typing has also been improved for better accuracy and to help you create Reminders quicker. Like other Google apps, it is a staged roll-out so wait for a bit before the update comes to you.

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Google announces Inbox Gmail app for Android and iOS

Google just rannounced Inbox by Google an Android and iOS standalone app for Gmail that's designed to organize email better for smartphones and make mail more actionable.

At first glance, it looks and feels like a mix of Google Now, Google Plus and gMail.Currently available on an invite-only basis, Inbox was an idea that sprang out of Google’s Kitchener-Waterloo offices and Canadian engineers were part of the team created Inbox. You can learn more about it on Google's blog.