This is how Inbox shows our reservations and package shipments
The services and tools of Google keep track of us wherever we go. This shouldn't catch users off guard on an Android device or applicationsof Google for iPhone or iPad Of course, all this in pursuit of comfort and functionality. And it is that the search engine company wants to make things easier for us. That's why it now includes information cards in service emails Gmail InboxSomething that can make things much easier when reviewing a meeting, a hotel reservation or a trip.
For those who don't know it yet, Inbox is an email service developed by Gmail which treats messages as if they were tasks. This, at the professional level, is especially advantageous as you can organize the inbox as the table of tasks to do in the day Emails with information and meetings that can be organized or postponed for another time, and messages that remain at the top of the inbox to review and know what is pending for the day. An application that now goes one step further thanks to the cards for reservations and package shipments
This way, when you reserve a hotel room over the Internet, or receive the confirmation of shipment of an Amazon package, for example, these emails do not arrive on their own in the inbox of InboxAlong with these emails Inbox now shows information cards with the most important data of said messages. Something like a summary of what is shown below so that the user can review it with a single glance. And never better said because that these cards are the first thing that appears as soon as you access these messages.
While this may be a violation of user privacy, cards Inbox have their meaning in relation to the rest of Google services And that is, if you are a user of Google Calendar, as well as Google Now, the company's assistant, all this information travels from one tool to another without hindrance. This means having automatic reminders in the calendar to avoid missing a reservation, or to reminder modein the form of a notification to know what day an item is expected to arrive.All this without having to rummage through the inbox to find the confirmation message, being able to do it comfortably, with all the information of the reservation or order from the rest of the applications of Google
In addition, these cards bring with them default actions useful for the user Thus, when accessing one of these messages and seeing the summarized information , it is possible to click on the options at the bottom that invite you to track the package or call the hotel directly reserva Quick and comfortable questions to avoid taking extra steps with these more than usual tasks.
The Inbox application is available for both Android and for iOS via Google Play and App Store . It's completely free.