Yahoo is updating Yahoo Mail connected nan desktop pinch caller AI capabilities and different features to thief simplify email and task management.
One of nan highlights is little AI-generated summaries of emails. These summaries travel complete pinch bulleted lists that item projected tasks and different actions. It’s located nether nan caller Priority inbox tab, which — for illustration Gmail’s — uses AI to item what Yahoo thinks are your astir important messages. Gmail recently announced a akin summaries characteristic for its mobile app, but it’s down a paywall for Workspace and Google One AI Premium subscribers.
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Along pinch AI-powered summaries, Yahoo is besides making it easier to quickly entree and enactment upon emails. Quick action buttons will now look straight wrong nan inbox, letting users quickly adhd an arena to a calendar, cheque successful for flights, and way packages. Meanwhile, a caller persistent “starred view” sheet lets users quickly spot and entree their astir important tasks aliases different things they’d for illustration to revisit.
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Last but not least, Yahoo Mail users tin now nexus their inbox to different email accounts, including Gmail, Microsoft Outlook, and AOL, truthful users tin nonstop and person each their emails from wrong Yahoo Mail.
“People are craving amended ways to streamline nan regular activities that often bog america down for illustration managing aggregate email accounts, sorting retired their schedules, reference done agelong messages, and search orders. The caller features we’re launching are aimed astatine making life that overmuch easier for anyone that relies connected email,” said Kyle Miller, Yahoo Mail’s VP of product.
The features will beryllium disposable to caller users successful nan US and rotation retired to existing US users connected an opt-in ground starting today. They’ll travel to Yahoo Mail’s mobile app successful nan future.
This isn’t Yahoo Mail’s first dip into nan AI world. Last summer, Yahoo Mail added a slew of generative AI capabilities. These included an improved hunt mode, nan Shopping Save characteristic to thief users find forgotten gift cards and discount codes, and a penning adjunct to thief users trade emails utilizing nan due tone.