Re:Gmailify: The best of Gmail, without an gmail address
by socket0 on Thursday February 18, 2016 @03:02AM
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> I can't figure out how to set up a filter in Inbox.
> The settings page is incomplete.
I'm a huge fan of Inbox, but this still gets me all the time. Inbox was pushed as a kind of advanced application to advanced users, yet I have to go back to Gmail for any kind of advanced settings or configuration. That makes absolutely no sense at all.
Re:Gmailify: The best of Gmail, without an gmail address
by dheera on Thursday February 18, 2016 @01:45PM
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Yeah, exactly. If Inbox's feature set were complete, I'd probably switch to it. It does have some nice features, including better icons and action buttons for package tracking and such. I just don't want to have to simultaneously deal with 2 websites/apps to access e-mail.
If it were still in alpha, i.e. "what do you think of this idea", I would understand that some things are missing and gladly provide my feedback about the concept. But once the concept is verified and being pushed as a kind of "ready for consumer use" beta, it really needs to be complete in features before I would make the switch for real life usage. Especially for a mission-critical product coming from a large company with enough developers.
* It doesn't show full messages on Android Wear devices. You know, Google's own product. Gmail does.
* I can't figure out how to set up a filter in Inbox. The settings page is incomplete. I still have to go back to Gmail to change settings. So I might as well just use Gmail.
* The pins in Inbox don't sync up with the stars in Gmail. Pins, stars, tabs, automatic Gmail categories, automatic Inbox categories, seriously, can we just have one system?