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from multiple accounts into a single view, categorizing
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Likewise, Smart Notifications limit distracting alerts
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delivering only essential messages to devices. Viewing
and working with email is equally satisfying, with the
ability to snooze messages for a later date, schedule
outgoing emails, receive follow-up reminders, and more.
With the latest version, developer Readdle has
given the slick user interface additional polish, putting
emphasis on viewing email content while refining the
appearance of threaded messages. There’s a new option
to enable avatars, a feature we’ve long appreciated on
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scrolling through a unified inbox. This feature works
with existing contacts, as well as company logos
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colour schemes, with the latter delivering the kind of
inky blackness that really pops on OLED screens built
into iPhone X and later models.
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about with support for multiple windows, so you can
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providedbyClearbit.Darkside
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setting,userscanmanuallychooseLight,Dark,orBlack
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