I love Google Mail, but when it comes to Android Mail apps, I hate to say it but the Yahoo Mail App is miles better.
I could give you a myriad of reasons why Google mail is superior as an email service but the Yahoo app has surprised me so much I am posting this.
The Yahoo Mail app is clear and easily navigable but where it stands out from the crowd is the ability to make the email larger for those of us with sight problems. This is something the Google app is severely lacking in. I use it simply to notify me that I have mail. If I want to actually look at an email through the native Google app, the type is far too small. I have to use the browser and then go to the online version, then give the screen the two finger salute to make it bigger.
Yahoo has clearly thought about accessibility and a quick tap on the + button and the type gets larger. Personally I would have preferred to be able to use two fingers but what can I say.
The only other niggle with the Yahoo app is that I would have liked to have had the ability to select a few emails and then apply an action to them. For this, like with Google, I had to go to the online version. Still. well done Yahoo – I love what you’ve done with it so far. Keep up the good work !
I am currently a Library Manager in a public sector organisation in England.