Gmail vs Inbox for Android

Rob · Jun 23, 2016

How much do you use each? I tried inbox and hated it but wondering if I'm alone. I use email a bit differently than other people since it's packed with business stuff.

rayfin · Jun 23, 2016

I haven't used Gmail is the day Inbox launched. Inbox it way too powerful to not use it. I absolutely love it.

Rob · Jun 23, 2016

I feel like I'm going to miss an important email or something will get filtered out. The chronology just boggles me. Maybe I should give it another try. Maybe there is a tutorial or video showing best inbox practices for power users.

tube517 · Jun 23, 2016

I'd use Inbox if it allowed non GMail accounts.

lunatic59 · Jun 23, 2016

I have too many email accounts to use an email client for one account only. Gmail works for me now.

AZgl1500 · Jun 23, 2016

for me, it is Aqua Mail w/o a doubt.

Larry L · Jun 24, 2016

Rob said:
How much do you use each? I tried inbox and hated it but wondering if I'm alone. I use email a bit differently than other people since it's packed with business stuff.

I have been struggling with my new android email function. I tried a few clients, and the only one that seems to sync with my IMAP servers is Gmail. (i.e., when I delete a message but have not purged, it disappears from the Gmail inbox like it should. The other clients show messages as still there.

I have not figured out how to put two icons on my phone for two inboxes. a real nuisance-- I miss my old Lumia Windows phone that made that so easy. Anyone have an idea?

lunatic59 · Jun 24, 2016

Larry L said:
I have been struggling with my new android email function. I tried a few clients, and the only one that seems to sync with my IMAP servers is Gmail. (i.e., when I delete a message but have not purged, it disappears from the Gmail inbox like it should. The other clients show messages as still there.

I have not figured out how to put two icons on my phone for two inboxes. a real nuisance-- I miss my old Lumia Windows phone that made that so easy. Anyone have an idea?

Try the gmail widget. You can select which account and folder to show.

James328 · Jun 24, 2016

I switched to Inbox and haven't looked back since. I love how it organizes my email by Bundling them if they're Promos / Social / Updates / Forums / Finance related etc, which allows me to quickly see the emails that are important. My favorite Bundle is Trips, where Inbox automatically knows when I'm going on a trip and organizes all of the travel related emails in one easy to find place. Don't forget you can make your own custom Bundles! I also like using the Pin feature for organizing the most important emails.

steve · Jun 24, 2016

I used and like Inbox when it came out but currently still use Gmail due to the fact they updated the mobile Gmail app and inbox was behind in features. I can't remember exactly but I know like email zoom and copy/paste.

I think it's time I try it again to see how it has developed since i first tested.

GamerCore · Jun 24, 2016

What about that green wallpaper???

girolez · Jun 24, 2016

My vote is for Bluemail at the moment

zuben el genub · Jun 24, 2016

Neither one.

omeganot · Jul 23, 2016

I use them both, for different reasons. Love Inbox and the snooze feature. It's invaluable to me. As are the trip bundles. I use Gmail for my work account, partly because it's not a Gmail account (but is a Google Apps account) and partly because or the functionality of attachments. More calendar invites are supported, Drive integration feels smoother, etc.

electricpete · Jul 25, 2016

Gmail for me.

Gmail labels are great...and unlike folders in outlook, you can tag the same email with multiple labels.

I have heavily customized gmail with filters (rules) that I set up on pc. It can apply a label or archive a message and most of my recurring emails get prelabeled by the filters, leaving only a few for me to label manually. Very useful. At least then I know exactly what the logic is. I'm not comfortable with inbox....It feels like turning over control for organizing my email to someone else.

delayed send function can be added to gmail to act similar to snooze. Discussed here http://androidforums.com/threads/gmail-delay-send-feature-–-im-liking-it.930643/

waveboy2u · Jul 25, 2016

Gmail

brianrferris · Jul 25, 2016

They haven't got a property print option in the Android App version? Essential!!

Litter Penguin · Jul 26, 2016

Gmail also for me

codesplice · Jul 26, 2016

I'm with @rayfin. I've been using Inbox since the day it launched and haven't looked back. I was never the greatest at keeping my email organized, but Inbox makes it so I don't really have to.

Digital_Voodoo · Jul 27, 2016

Installed Inbox yesterday (I do it every now and then to see if I fall for it) and uninstalled 15mn later. Not as convincing as Gmail, for me. Not to mention other great clients.

MustangLife · Jul 27, 2016

How r u guys filtering the emails. I use one email account and can't stand certain push notifications alerting me. Some I want immediately like a text. Some I want to see but not through notifications.

Hadron · Jul 28, 2016

Neither, I use AquaMail.

@MustangLife I know MailDroid can do on-device filtering, though whether that will meet your requirements (managing notifications) I don't know since I never used or played with that function. May be worth a look though.

El Presidente · Jul 28, 2016

I just tried inbox again now and I still don't fully understand what it achieves that Gmail doesn't.

I've rules which auto label a lot of emails so my inbox is relatively organised anyway, Inbox just over complicates things. :\

codesplice · Jul 28, 2016

El Presidente said:
I just tried inbox again now and I still don't fully understand what it achieves that Gmail doesn't.

I've rules which auto label a lot of emails so my inbox is relatively organised anyway, Inbox just over complicates things. :\

The big advantage of Inbox (to me) over just using rules to automatically label/sort/filter/handle incoming mail is the ability to Pin a message to the inbox (so that it hangs around until you can address it), mark it as Done (pretty much like archiving it in Gmail - moves it out of the Inbox), or Snooze a message until a later date and time or even place. I use snoozing a lot for shipping emails (so that I get reminded on the estimated day of delivery) or for things I need to follow up on (either at home or at work, or even at the grocery store). It's stuff that you probably could do with Gmail, but Inbox just makes it so easy to manage.

I love only having messages in my inbox which I plan to deal with immediately. Everything else gets archived or snoozed until I need to deal with it. It's a much more task-oriented approach to email which seems to suit my style perfectly.

Granted, my inbox was out of control before I switched to Inbox. Inbox helped me get a handle on it and actually become more productive and responsive.

I readily admit that it's not a solution for everyone though, so I'm not going to try to argue and convince you that Inbox is the mail client to end all mail clients or anything. I'm just explaining why I like it and why it works well for me.

Metrospector · Jul 30, 2016

Gmail works for me

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