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2014 - 2019
Inbox by Gmail
“Email that felt like a list you could finish.”
- Birth year
- 2014
- Shutdown year
- 2019
- Lifespan
- 5 years
- Peak era
- 2014–2019
- Company
- Category
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What Was It?
Inbox by Gmail reorganized mail around bundles, reminders, and things to deal with later. Snoozing a message made the inbox feel less like permanent storage and more like a manageable list of tasks.
Bundling changed what counted as a manageable unit of email. Instead of treating every message as a separate interruption, the interface could group related mail and help the user decide when to address it. Snoozing made timing an explicit part of handling the inbox.
Those ideas affected the routine of checking mail, not just its appearance. When Inbox closed, moving to another client meant adapting that routine again, even where individual features had found their way into Gmail.
Things You Probably Forgot
- Messages could be snoozed until a later time.
- Bundles grouped similar messages together.
The Story
- 2014 Inbox by Gmail reorganized mail around bundles, reminders, and things to deal with later.
- 2018 Google announces that it will focus on Gmail and wind down the separate Inbox app.
- 2019 Google retired Inbox in 2019 while bringing several of its ideas into Gmail.
How It Died
Google retired Inbox in 2019 while bringing several of its ideas into Gmail.
What Replaced It?
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