Gmailify Offers the 'Best of Gmail' Without a Gmail Address

Fastened to a certain e-mail address that doesn't cease in @gmail.com, but want Gmail features similar spam protection and improve inbox system? At present you tin can take it all.

Google on Midweek introduced a new tool called Gmailify, which lets yous link an existing Microsoft Outlook, Hotmail, or Yahoo! Mail business relationship to Gmail so you become "all the bells and whistles" of Google's email service without ditching your current address. Those perks include Google'due south avant-garde spam detection and blocking, a tabbed inbox that organizes your mail into groups, and Google Now cards that call out things like travel and hotel reservations based on your mail.

If you're already accessing your third-party e-mail from the Gmail Android app, you'll just demand to enable the "Gmailify" characteristic and yous're good to go. If you don't already have a Gmail account, you'll need to get-go fix ane upwardly to try this out; head over to Google's Support page for more detailed instructions.

Once you get information technology ready upward, when yous sign in to the linked Gmail address you lot'll see your messages from the other provider in your mailbox, and you'll be able to read, reply, and organize your external mail just like you do in Gmail.

"Of form, you're always in control — so if y'all e'er modify your heed, you can unlink your account(s) at whatsoever time, and continue to access them through the Gmail app without using Gmailify," Google Software Engineer Michael Käser wrote in a blog post. "We're really excited to bring the best of Gmail to more people, and nosotros're planning to add other email providers to Gmailify in the future."

Google beginning rolled out its tabbed Gmail inbox in 2022. The feature groups your post into categories that you can selection, like Social, Promotions, and Updates alongside Primary, which is reserved for your almost of import messages.

This article originally appeared on PCMag.com.

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Angela Moscaritolo is PCMag'due south expert on fitness and smart home products. Teaching yoga for virtually ten years has helped her in evaluating a range of connected health products including fettle trackers, heart rate monitors, rowers, smart scales, stationary bikes, strength preparation machines, treadmills, and more. Angela also tests smart home devices from her ranch in Florida, including air purifiers, kitchen appliances, and robot vacuums, just to name a few.