Upcoming Gmail update to support Outlook, Yahoo Mail

 

Coming soon: a Gmail Android app that will support for Microsoft's Outlook and Yahoo Mail.

 

Product manager Matthew Izatt said the app will initially be available for devices running Google's Android mobile operating system.

 

"(W)e know some of you have email addresses that aren’t Gmail (it’s okay to admit it). The updated Gmail app now supports all email providers, which means you can now set up a separate inbox for, say, your Yahoo Mail or Outlook.com addresses using POP/IMAP," Izatt said in a blog post.

 

He also said there is now a convenient Reply button at the bottom of every message, so a user can "continue a conversation when ... on the go."

 

Users accessing the Gmail app on an Android tablet will also find it easier to switch between accounts and different inbox categories, he added.

For now, Izatt said the updated Gmail app will support devices running Android 4.0 and up.

 

But for those who could not wait for the Gmail 5.0 app to reach Google Play, they can download its APK, enthusiast site Android Police said.

 

Android police cited the new Gmail app's support for corporate/exchange accounts as, "a capability that obviates the stock email app and promises to unite all your inboxes under one roof (unless of course you're using Inbox, which supports neither exchange nor Google Apps accounts)."

 

The APK files are signed by Google and can upgrade an existing app.

 

A separate report on 9to5google.com said the interface has been reimagined with Material Design, the theme for Android Lollipop.

 

9to5google.com noted another new feature allows instant auto-updating of email threads.

 

 "This means that when you’re reading a thread, instead of notification appearing to alert you of the reply, the reply itself simply appears," 9to5google.com said.  — Joel Locsin/ELR, GMA News

 

source: gmanetwork.com

After hacking, Yahoo Mail users advised to reset passwords, heed security tips

Following an attack on January 30, Yahoo Mail prompted affected users to reset the passwords of their email accounts.

The attack was billed as “coordinated effort to gain unauthorized access to Yahoo Mail accounts.” Yahoo Senior Vice President of Platforms and Personalization Products Jay Rossiter has since stated in the company's official blog that a list of usernames and passwords were likely collected from a compromised third-party database, and that they have “no evidence that they were obtained directly from Yahoo’s systems."

“Our ongoing investigation shows that malicious computer software used the list of usernames and passwords to access Yahoo Mail accounts. The information sought in the attack seems to be names and email addresses from the affected accounts’ most recent sent emails,” he said.

Aside from resetting passwords of hacked accounts, Yahoo Mail has also prompted second sign-in verification to “allow users to re-secure their accounts.”

Users may also receive an email notification or a text message asking them to chage their passwords if they have not yet been already prompted.

Rossiter also said that Yahoo has implemented additional measures to block attacks against its systems. Yahoo also sought assistance from federal law enforcement to find and prosecute the perpetrators of the attack.

Rossiter advised users to adopt better password practices like changing passwords regularly and using different variations of symbols and characters to help keep their accounts secure. He also advised them never to use the same password on multiple sites or services since these make users vulnerable to attacks of this kind.

“We regret this has happened and want to assure our users that we take the security of their data very seriously,” he said. — Kim Luces / KDM, GMA News

source: gmanetwork.com