Users upset over Google killing its Inbox app after two weeks

Google has notified users that it will be killing its Inbox app after two weeks and they should instead simply switch to regular Gmail, a news that didn’t go well with its dedicated users.

Anyone who logged into Google’s Inbox app lately was given a pop-up notification informing to switch to Gmail as Google Inbox will be killed off within 15 days after April 2, 2019; the same day when it kills the Google+.

Though the move was first announced last year, Google did not specify the date until now. In the pop-up notification, Google included a link to the Gmail app and mentioned that the users can find their ‘favorite Inbox features’ in the Gmail app where their messages are already waiting for them.

As explained by Mashable, Inbox and the regular Gmail app functioned similarly but to different audiences. Inbox was more focused into productivity-minded users by giving people some handy ways to clean up their inboxes and not spend too much time drafting a response – a feature that gave birth to Gmail’s automated reply. Also, Inbox also allowed users to sort similar messages into ‘bundles’, a feature that is not yet in Gmail.

However, the news of Inbox’s death certainly did upset some Inbox users and they took to the micro-blogging site Twitter to express their sorrows.

Saddest day ever. Why #google ??? #inbox #gmail pic.twitter.com/79a6ni38b9

— Jason Kintzler (@jasonkintzler) March 19, 2019

Ok ok I got it, but #Google #inbox is better. pic.twitter.com/i2Sgl5AGN3

— Tarek Jellali 🍪 (@tarek_jellali) March 19, 2019

Me using Google Inbox this month pic.twitter.com/QwNTLRV5eV

— Jason Famularo (@splodn) March 18, 2019

You can have my Google #Inbox when you pry it from my cold, dead hands.

— Dale Plotzki (@dale_rickardo) March 20, 2019

Stop it, I know! You're just rubbing salt in the wound. #google #inbox pic.twitter.com/6UhsanD4Sb

— Samuel McConnell (@samcconnell) March 20, 2019

😢 Living in denial. #googleinbox #google #rip pic.twitter.com/H70vXRqxaJ

— Ben Rochon (@benrochon) March 20, 2019

I tried to Switch to Gmail, but without bundles it feels horrible. Sorry Google, holding until the bitter on this one. #GoogleInbox pic.twitter.com/WnB6VN0PFY

— Jason Mobarak (@silverjam) March 18, 2019