Google launched Inbox in 2014 as an experiment to try and change the way email was supposed to be used. A lot of new features were tested out inside the Inbox app and website, and a lot of them have now made their way to the bigger and more dominant Gmail. Google now thinks that Inbox has served its purpose, and is all set to retire, come March 2019.
Over the past 4 years you’ve helped us make email better. We’ve brought popular Inbox features to @Gmail helping 1B+ people get more done. Thank you.
We’ll be focusing on Gmail & saying bye to Inbox at the end of March 2019. Here’s a transition guide → https://t.co/6dOxgExpbm
— Inbox by Gmail (@inboxbygmail) September 12, 2018
Back in 2014, Google said that email needed to change and adapt to the way we communicate now. With mobile devices, we are online all the time, and Inbox was a way to build an e-mail client around the mobile device that you use all the time. I was a huge fan of Inbox, and I switched back to Gmail this year because of all the features that had been dropped.
Features such as Smart Replies and smart bundling have made their way to Gmail too. However, I will certainly miss dense information on trips that Inbox provides. The Gmail UI is still terrible, in my opinion, and Inbox’s UI beats Gmail hands down. Reminders and links you had saved to Inbox won’t show up in Gmail. The only alternative to this is to use the Tasks app in Gmail, which is honestly terrible. And the only alternative to get dense trip information is to use Google Trips now.
Source: Twitter (@inboxbygmail)