We've all experienced it. We step away from our desk for a total of 20 minutes and BAM! -- just like that, we have an inbox full of emails urgently awaiting our attention. And the anxiety ensues.
Well, me might have a way to ease this never-ending cycle called we've dubbed 'e-problems'.
Enter Mailbox, a new iPhone and iPad app that works alongside Gmail to create more user-friendly, anxiety-reducing email experience.
Mailbox is navigated almost entirely with a simple swiping motion:
-Quickly swipe right to archive.
-Long swipe right to delete.
-Swipe left to snooze an email.
-Long swipe left to add to a list.
Yes, you read correctly. You can snooze an email to be re-enter your inbox at a later date and time that you designate. This is perfect for important messages that aren't necessarily urgent.
For those that dislike Gmail's email threads as much as we do (is it not impossible to follow a string of conversations!?), you'll love the format of Mailbox. Conversations are displayed in a more chat-like layout, with the thread in chronological order. This way, you can catch the conversation in the sequence it occurred rather than begin at the end as in Gmail.
One warning: do not be alarmed when you see the number on the app icon indicating the amount of emails you have awaiting you. The number indicates how many total emails you have (read and unread), as opposed to Gmail's count of only unread messages.
We're definitely give this app a try! Anything to make looking at our inbox a little more bearable.
Giving it a try yourself? Let us know your thoughts by tweeting us at @MonikaDixonPR!
By Emily Cleary, MDPR Social Media Director
By Emily Cleary, MDPR Social Media Director
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