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This is my fault, let me explain. Inboxer worked by packaging the Inbox web-version as a desktop app. However, Google decided to discontinue Inbox by the end of March leaving us in a pickle. Either we accept that Inboxer will stop working at the end of the month or we attempt to implement all of Inbox features on top of regular Gmail. For now we have reworked Inboxer to work with regular gmail so that Inboxer will continue to work beyond this month.
I did not think about how confusing this sudden change would be, with a new release that simply shows gmail. This whole thing could have been done much better. I think it would make sense to have a dialog window that displays on 1st run explaining the situation, and maybe a more detailed explanation in the README file.
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There's a new release (v1.3.1) that provides some info to the user on startup in the hopes of reducing the confusion this whole situation is creating. Nothing else is changed though, it still uses regular Gmail.
If you want to keep using Inboxer with Inbox you can use release v1.2.2, which is still based on Inbox. Be warned, that version will most likely stop working once Google pulls the plug on Inbox.
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Cool. I just brought it up because this project has been referenced on Reddit as an alternative to inbox, once inbox is gone, which it obviously isn't as it relies on Inbox to provide the Inbox experience. Perhaps one day! Keep up the good work.
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@jmarino is there a branch going for an inbox-on-top-of-gmail implementation?
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We don't have anything towards an implementation of Inbox on top of Gmail at this point. And let me be honest, it sounds like a really difficult task that may not be worth the trouble. Google does not expose their API to access email, we are left with the final html product that Gmail/Inbox produces. Inboxer parses it to detect new messages and such.
In my mind to re-implement Inbox on top of Gmail we would have to parse email messages from Gmail and repackage them to make them look as Inbox. Have a background Gmail page from where we mine the data and a user facing one where we show an Inbox like view. This sounds like a nightmare but I would love to be proved wrong :P
I am sad that Inbox is going away, it was a really interesting interface for email. But I still see value in Inboxer working with Gmail, I like having a stand alone email client rather than a browser tab. So even if I'm forced to use Gmail and not Inbox, it's still preferable to do it though Inboxer than through imap and a regular email client.
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I see, I kinda expected Google to have implemented a proper API, but probably it exist, and it's just not being used/accessible by the web interface but only the mobile apps
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@E14 It would be interesting to reverse-engineer the API that the mobile app uses, but there's a good chance they're going to turn that off anyway when they turn off Inbox, so it might be in vain.
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Can we do something like sortd but instead have inbox by Gmail UI/UX?
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Best alternative I’ve found is Edison mail. But it’s an app for iOS. No desktop/web version.
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With the recent switch back to the classic Gmail UI it would make sense to rename the project Gmailer instead of Inboxer.
I think as long as it is called Inboxer people will expect the Inbox by Gmail UI experience. I'm one of them. By chance I found this issue otherwise I would not have known until downloading and installing which would have felt lame...
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At the very least the readme needs to be modified. THere’s still a screenshot that shows inbox.
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A new screenshot would be a great and fairly easy contribution to the project.
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I want to close this project. Take a look at the explanation: #101
If you still need this project, please, fork the repo.
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Related Issues (20)
- Would it be possible to implement the "bundled mail" feature of Inbox? HOT 2
- Archiving Inboxer HOT 1
- Move preferences to Preferences Window and set Keyboard shorcut HOT 1
- Re-merge top navbar HOT 2
- inboxer-1.1.5 fails to start HOT 16
- What will happen to this application when Inbox dies? HOT 3
- Reimplement all Inbox features or Migrate to GMail design or Stop project maintenance HOT 7
- Language HOT 3
- GA? Why? HOT 1
- [Feature Request] Gsuite Services HOT 3
- Support via paypal? HOT 1
- Question: I didn't understand if this project is on top of inbox or on top of gmail? HOT 1
- Just saying thank you <3
- need to add binaries to 1.3.0 release HOT 10
- Inbox or Gmail? HOT 2
- Donation failed HOT 1
- Do we ever get an ios/android app? HOT 1
- Web version? HOT 12
- Need help installing HOT 5
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