Google has started pushing out an update for its Gmail for Android app
that enhances the security for third party accounts. Additionally,
Inbox
by Gmail, Google's email management app, has received an update that
adds two new shortcuts for writing an email and setting a reminder.
Announcing
the Gmail for Android update via a Google+ post, it announced
support for Oauth for all Yahoo and Microsoft accounts. Google says
Gmail' Oauth support adds an extra layer of protection and allows
security features such as two-step verification and account recovery.
For the uninitiated, Oauth is an open standard for authorisation and
allows an app to access a service without sharing actual credentials.
The
new update should start rolling out to Gmail for Android over the next
few days and also comes with several bug fixes and performance
improvements. The updated app is not yet listed on Google Play India.
In other news, a Inbox by Gmail app update has started rolling out, adding shortcuts for Compose and Reminders to home screen.
Both
the new shortcuts will come handy in case of quick actions as the
Compose shortcuts takes users directly to the email screen for composing
a new mail while Reminders takes directly to the page for scheduling a
reminder.
Notably, Google Play in India still lists the older
updated version
of Inbox with the app updated on Wednesday. Impatient users can
however download the Google-signed apk (via Android Police) instead of waiting for the rollout to their region. Inbox recently
also rolled out new features to delete and add a signature.
To
recall, Google also pushed out a minor update last month for its Gmail
app for Android, which brought several small features, while bumped the
version number up to v5.2.
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