Re:A rundown of the new Gmail
by baud147258 on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @07:27AM
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For Inbox, I remember switching, seeing the new tabs, saying "Meh, those are useless" and going back to the normal interfaces since.
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Did you not figure out what was actually different about it?
As far as I know Inbox bundles are a unique feature and one I could not do without.
Re:A rundown of the new Gmail
by baud147258 on Thursday April 26, 2018 @05:10AM
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The thing is, I didn't see anything new that made me wish to use it. I just saw new part to the interface that seemed useless to how I use gmail, so I went back.
Inbox bundles are a revelation. I guess it's a shame Google failed to get the message out better.
I, for one, hated bundles. They didn't give me enough control. I'm glad they worked well for you.
The key feature is bundles _in the inbox_
Folders and filtering rules never worked for me because they gave me multiple "to do" lists. It's vital for managing complexity to have a single queue to work through. If you want to use your inbox for that - then traditional email clients fall short.
If something is filtered out of my inbox then I usually end up forgetting about it. If I can't group things in my inbox then it becomes overwhelming.