If you use a non-Gmail email account, you can finally use the Gmail app
Does anyone out there still use an email other than Gmail?
Google announced today that it's testing a new feature that will allow select users to check their emails on the Gmail iOS app. It's compatible with email addresses from services such as Yahoo, Live, and Outlook (yes, that's still a thing).
Anyone who has a non-Google email can apply to join the beta program: You just need to have an iPhone, and to make sure you're using iOS 10 or later.
It's an exciting opportunity, but remember that as with any beta feature, there's a chance it won't work as well as you'd like.
This is only news for Apple users--Android's Gmail app has been allowing this since last February.
But it's also the next step a long and rocky road of collaboration between Google and Apple, corporations who are in cutthroat competition throughout the tech sphere. Though Google owns and develops Android, the main competitor to Apple's iOS, it's shown willingness over the past year to continue to support Apple's products for the good of its users. Gmail made a new security feature compatible with its iOS 11 app in August, after debuting the product for its Android counterpart in May.
That said, Gmail has had its eye on the future for the past few months, with artificial intelligence leading the charge. An update that looks to preserve the past, in the form of email services that are consistently becoming less relevant and popular, seems like a surprising step back.
Monica wrote for Mashable's Tech section with a focus on retail, internet of things, and the intersections of technology and social justice. She holds a degree in creative writing from Brown University, and has previously written for Dow Jones Media, the New York Post, Yahoo Finance, and others. In her free time, she can be found attempting to cook Asian food, buying board games, and looking for new hobbies.
