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A Gmail inbox holds everything we need
long story short
- Gmail is developing a subscription management feature that will hopefully help you organize your inbox.
- This feature will intelligently categorize senders based on email frequency, making it easy to spot potential spam and forgotten subscriptions.
- It will collect all your subscriptions into one place and provide an easy unsubscribe option.
We all know how it works: a tempting discount pops up in exchange for your email address, or a website subtly forces you to opt in to receive updates. Before you know it, you forget to unsubscribe and your inbox is filled with thousands of unread messages. Gmail’s upcoming feature aims to give users more control over this common problem.
Google appears to be working on a new “Manage Subscriptions” feature for the Gmail inbox, designed to isolate and organize the deluge of newsletters and promotional emails that often clutter your inbox.
First to report piumica.com, a recent Gmail app update (version 2024.04.07.622678535.Release) revealed how the feature might work. A Manage Subscriptions option will be available in the Gmail sidebar, which will analyze your email patterns to intelligently categorize frequently subscribed emails.
Based on the string found in the code, subscriptions will be categorized based on who sends you fewer than 10, 10 to 20, or more than 20 emails per quarter. This classification should make it easy for you to pinpoint potential spammers or subscriptions. Already forgotten.
What’s more, this filter consolidates all your active email subscriptions into one easy-to-access location. Additionally, the unsubscribe button will display the sender’s name and logo directly, allowing you to quickly opt out of unwanted subscriptions.
While the feature is still in development, there are other signs that it’s coming soon. Reddit users reported seeing pop-up announcements about the ability to manage subscriptions. However, clicking the “Try Now” button results in endless loading screens.
Gmail recently took a step toward better subscription management by adding a convenient unsubscribe button to its mobile app. The new subscription management feature builds on this, promising a more streamlined way to organize your inbox, and maybe even making the dream of inbox zero come true.