Published 12:52 IST, April 2nd 2019

‘Inbox by Gmail’ is officially shutting down today but here's how to continue using it

Today marks the end of ‘Inbox by Gmail’ journey, four years after it was introduced. Google’s ‘Inbox by Gmail’ is officially shutting down today, April 2nd

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Today marks end of ‘Inbox by Gmail’ journey, four years after it was introduced. Google’s ‘Inbox by Gmail’ is officially shutting down today, April 2nd. In fact, earlier we reported that Google has revealed its plan to put an end to ‘Inbox by Gmail’ on its official website.

What started off as priority-focused, standalone email service by Google in 2015. Inbox by Gmail h been around for a quite long and this is certainly t end of yet ar Google service for being unable to show results. Over years, Google has re-introduced all its features to Gmail so that loyal Inbox users won’t miss out on anything long after it’s gone, except for branding, of course.

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Well, Inbox has Gmail has played a really important in shaping up Google’s email service. Many of modern-day features of Gmail, such as Smart reply, Hover actions, Follow-ups and Soze were originally introduced with Inbox by Gmail. In meantime, it allowed Google to receive feedback on how users’ interact with se features and bring changes to main Gmail platform accordingly.

Back in 2014, Google CEO Sundar Pichai who was n senior vice president for Android, Chrome and Apps me a clear distinction between Inbox and Gmail. He said that Inbox by Gmail is a completely different of inbox that only concentrates on things that really matter.

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Meanwhile, this is what Google has to say on official landing p of Inbox by Gmail:

“Inbox is signing off. Find your favourite features in new Gmail. We are saying goodbye to Inbox at end of March 2019. While we were here, we found a new way to email with ideas like soze, nudges, Smart Reply and more. That’s why we’ve brought your favourite features to Gmail to help you get more done. All your conversations are alrey waiting for you. See you re.”

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How to continue using Inbox by Gmail on Android

Folks over at XDA demonstrate how you can continue using Inbox by Gmail app on your Android phone:

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  1. Make sure you have latest version Inbox by Gmail app installed on your phone
  2. Make sure you have a rooted Android device.
  3. Modify Inbox app.
  4. Run shell command: su am start -n "com.google.android.apps.inbox/com.google.android.apps.bigtop.activities.SwitchActivity" --ez "countDown" true
  5. Hit option “t w.”
  6. Open Inbox app rmally to continue using it.
     

12:52 IST, April 2nd 2019