Get a sneak pea
at Yahoo Mail 5.0
ThereleaseofAndroid5.0Lollipopbroughtwithit
some new features, but it also introduced a new set
of design principles that dictated how Android apps
should look and function. Enter Yahoo Mail 5.0 Beta.
Now Yahoo has given its Mail app a Material
Design refresh, not only does the app feature afetching new gradient colour scheme, but it also
introduces some handy shortcuts and full
integration with Yahoo News.
In this tutorial we’ll look at some of the new
Material Design features you can expect to fi nd in
the latest version of Yahoo Mail for Android.
At the time of writing, Yahoo Mail 5.0 was still in
beta and not available on Google Play. However, you
can grab the apk from newapk.co/apk25865 and
then use a fi le explorer app, such as ES File Explorer,
to install the apk manually.If you fi nd a story you want to save for later,
you can store it in the app’s My saves tab. To save
a story, tap its accompanying Share icon and then
choose Save. To jump back to the mail section, tap
the email icon in the upper-right corner.Save stories for later
6If your inbox is growing out of control, you
can filter your emails with Smart Views. Open the
side menu to see a selection of smart views,
including People, Shopping and Travel. Tap any of
these to see only emails from each category.Filter your emails
2Yahoo Mail isn’t just for emails, you can
also use it to read Yahoo News. To see the news
section, tap the newspaper icon in the upper-right
corner. Tap stories to open them or jump to the
comments by tapping the speech-bubble.See the latest news
5If you want mo
emails are organised,
folders. Open the side
give it a name. To move
then tap the Move iconOrganise
3Once you tap Move a new menu appears.
You can then choose to move the email into any of
Yahoo Mail’s predefi ned folders, such as Spam or
Trash, or you can select one of the custom folders
you created earlier.The Move menu
4A handy addition to Yahoo Mail is the
floating action button (FAB), by tapping this button
it will instantly create a new message. Another
feature is the side menu that can be dragged right
on screen regardless of where you are in Mail.Material Design shortcuts
1App used » Yahoo Mail 5.0 Beta Works with » Varies with device
Explore Yahoo Mail’s new
Material Design and user
interface with this beta release