Gmail feature is finally coming to iPad and Mac

 Macs and iPads expected to get the Mail upgrade 

Last month, Apple released a software update to compatible iPhones, and one of the most interesting iOS 18.2 features was the new-look Mail app. So far, this has been limited to iPhones, but now reports available has revealed that this AI-tinged software is coming soon to iPads and Macs. Automatic email categorization could soon make its way to Apple’s tablets and computers. Following are the some of the important points:-

Similar to Gmail, the feature sorts emails into four tabs: Primary, Transactions, Updates and Promotions.

iPadOS 18.4 and macOS Sequoia 15.4 will reportedly catch up with iOS and adopt this feature in April.

With iOS 18.2, Apple Mail introduced automatic email categorization on iPhone.

Apple redesigned the built-in Mail app on iOS 18.2, introducing a feature which automatically sorts emails based on their categories. Like Gmail, the tool scans received emails and places them in one of the four relevant groups. Notably, the Apple Mail app on iPadOS and macOS hasn’t adopted the optional categorization perk, but that could change soon. For the latter, it will arrive in macOS 15.4 in April. It would be coming to iPad too, but no expected timeline is known. The Mac will get the upgraded Mail app that uses AI to prioritize messages and sort content into different inboxes . It uses artificial intelligence to automatically sort incoming mail into different categories, putting receipts into a transaction category, newsletters into a promotion folder and so on.

According to a report available, macOS Sequoia 15.4 and iPadOS 18.4 will pack the upgraded Apple Mail app with automatic categories. Once enabled, the feature will scan emails you receive and sort them into four tabs, Primary, Transactions, Updates, and Promotions. Users will also be able to view all emails in a single inbox or turn off the perk altogether. On iOS, describing it as “terrific”. However, we  were not too impressed when tested the updated iPhone Mail app last month, identifying three main problems: the lack of message indicators, added complications in deleting messages and emails being cut off. The new look in iOS 18.2 Mail is not that good, primarily because it's hard to tell when new mail has arrived in the different folders. Managing older emails from the same sender is also more difficult than it needs to be.

Unlike email summaries, Mail categories don’t require an Apple Intelligence-enabled device. So, like on iOS, older iPads and Macs will offer it when the above-mentioned software releases become available. Notably, the feature may not work if received emails aren’t in English. April is not near right now, so there’s a good chance that Apple will have refined things before it hits the new platforms. At the very least, turning it off should hopefully be as easy as it is on iOS: just hit the Mail settings area, and change the layout to “List View”.

Beyond that, iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, and macOS Sequoia 15.4 will introduce the highly anticipated, context-aware Siri. When the upgraded assistant launches, it should be able to understand what’s on users’ screens and answer queries accordingly. It will also tap into personal data, including texts, calendar events, etc. A Google Gemini integration may be in the works, too. April update will also see the long-trailed improvements to the Siri digital assistant, which will “be able to better tap into personal information and use App Intents technology to more precisely control apps.” Before 15.4 arrives, other AI features will come to Apple desktops and laptops with the release of macOS 15.3 in a near future. That means you can expect things like the introduction of the Genmoji custom emoji on Macs. Apple’s X.4 software updates should debut to all users in April. Though, those enrolled in the company’s developer and public beta programs will likely get to test the pre-release builds months before then.