Ondrej Holzman "I'm shutting down in a few weeks," Mailbox, the email client I've been using since its arrival to manage email on my Mac and iPhone, told me recently. Now I don't have to worry that my mail client will shut down and I won't know where to go. The long-awaited Airmail arrived on the iPhone today, which finally represents an adequate replacement for the outgoing Mailbox.
Mailbox years ago changed the way I used email. He came up with an unconventional concept of a mailbox, where he approached each message as a task and at the same time could, for example, postpone them for later. That's why when Dropbox, which Mailbox almost two years ago he bought, announced in December that the mail client terminates, it was a problem for me.
The basic Mail.app offered by Apple is far from meeting today's standards, which were undermined by, for example, Mailbox or, before that, Sparrow and most recently Inbox from Google. Although there are many third-party mail clients, I have not yet been able to find a replacement for Mailbox in any of them.
The primary problem with most of them was that they were either Mac-only or iPhone-only. But if you want to manage your emails in a specific way, it usually doesn't work between two different apps, certainly not 100 percent. This is exactly why I had a problem when I started looking for a replacement for Mailbox in December.
Many apps offered very similar concepts with the same features, but even the two best-looking candidates didn't meet the essential requirement of a mobile and desktop app. Out of the pair of Airmail and Spark, Airmail was the first to erase this deficiency, which today, after a long existence on the Mac, finally arrived on the iPhone as well.
Meanwhile, when I first opened the latest Airmail 2 on a Mac some time ago, I thought to myself that this is definitely not for me. But at first glance, you definitely can't say no to this application. The main advantage of Airmail is that it is highly adaptable to each user, thanks to its endless setting options.
This may sound a bit scary these days, because most developers try to make their applications, whatever they are for, as simple and straightforward as possible, so that the user does not have to figure out what the button is for, but effectively uses the given thing. However, the philosophy of the Bloop developers was different. Precisely because each person uses e-mail a little differently, they decided to make a client that does not decide for you how to handle mail, but you decide it yourself.
Do you use the Inbox Zero method and want a unified inbox where messages from all accounts go? Please. Are you used to using gestures when you manage messages by swiping your finger? Please choose an action for each gesture according to your needs. Do you want the app to be able to snooze emails? Not a problem.
On the other hand, if you are not interested in any of the above, you don't need to use it at all. You may be attracted to something completely different. For example, tight links to other services and applications, both on Mac and iOS. Save a message as a task in your favorite to-do list or automatically upload attachments to the cloud of your choice, with Airmal it's all easier than anywhere else.
Personally, after switching from Mailbox, which was extremely simple but effective, Airmail seemed to me to be unnecessarily overpaid at first, but after a few days I got used to the correct workflow. In short, you usually hide the functions you don't need in Airmail and you don't have to worry about the fact that you don't have this application or that function for which there is a button.
On the Mac, however, a similarly bloated application is nothing so surprising. The more pleasant discovery was when I got to Airmail for the first time on the iPhone and found out that it is possible to create an application on a mobile phone, which slowly offers more settings than iOS itself, but at the same time it is very simple and pleasant to use.
The developers have taken proper care of their first mobile venture. While Airmail has been on the Mac for several years, it first arrived in the iOS world only today. But the wait was worth it, at least for those who have been waiting for Airmail on iPhone as satisfied users of the desktop version.
In addition, everything is prepared not only for efficient mail management according to your needs, but also for the latest software and hardware. So there are quick actions via 3D Touch, Handoff, a sharing menu and even synchronization via iCloud, which guarantees that you will find the same application on the Mac as on the iPhone.
On Mac for Airmail you pay 10 euros, for novelty on iPhone 5 euros. In addition, you will also get a Watch app for it, which will be useful for watch owners. Unfortunately, there is no iPad version for now, but that's because the developers didn't want to create just an enlarged iPhone application, but to pay enough attention to their great work on a tablet as well.
However, if you can live without an iPad client for now, Airmail now enters the game as a strong player. At the very least, those who have to leave Mailbox should be smarter, but with its options, Airmail can also attract, for example, long-term users of the default Mail.
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Don't you know how I can synchronize OSX Airmail with iOS?
On a Mac, iCloud data storage must be turned on in each account's settings. You can set this up under iCloud Sync on your iPhone in the app settings.
Thanks, I set it up. But for some reason I don't have the "starred" folder on my iPhone which I need the most. I'll look into it, maybe some bug is possible...
I also searched for some folders. But it is necessary to "view" them - in the "side menu" select the "Edit" option at the bottom (next to settings) and there you can turn on or off some folders - for example, I was looking for "memo".
And what about working with certificates, can I encrypt messages, I guess not. Apple mail simply does not replace anything, it is like bread!
I've been a strong supporter of OSX for years. HW from Apple was and still is top notch. In the last case or since I've been using Windows 10, my opinion regarding the OS has changed. I find Windows 10 more productive. On the other hand, the iPhone and their tablets are top notch.
At home I have a MacBook Pro and an iMac, but every time I switch from WIndows 10 to OSX I don't understand, something is wrong. ;-)
I'm kind of the opposite. I'm forced to live with Windows at work, and every time I come home and turn on my mac, I'm somehow relieved.
No unnecessary windows and stupid questions about updating everything impossible, everything somehow in the right place and more logical. More time to focus on your own work and not worry about the system itself.
is anyone testing the BETA iPad version?
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