Guess what: Yahoo Mail is not just still kicking in 2024, but it’s also getting a shiny AI makeover to make your email life easier and more efficient. This is quite the AI-themed week, considering Apple just unveiled Apple Intelligence at WWDC 24. It looks like Yahoo Mail is diving headfirst into the AI pool with a keen focus on productivity and digital assistance.
If you’re surprised to see ‘Yahoo Mail’ and ‘artificial intelligence’ in the same sentence, you’re not alone. Despite its long tenure and its use by many as a spam filter, it’s not exactly the email service you hear people bragging about. I can’t remember the last time I saw an @yahoo.com email address in my inbox.
Yahoo’s leap into AI seems to be a bid to lure more users back to its fold—and it just might work. Whether you’re nostalgic for the early internet days or looking for a fresh email platform that offers generative text assistance, personalized context, and more, why not give Yahoo Mail a whirl?
I’ve already signed up myself. Sadly, the beta for Yahoo Mail AI is currently limited to US-based accounts, but wider availability is likely on the horizon. The new features to look forward to include AI-generated summaries presented in a bullet point list under a new ‘Priority Inbox’ tab. Yahoo AI will highlight what it deems the most crucial information based on your content and past emailing patterns.
There’s also a nifty ‘Quick Action’ button that lets you add events to your calendar, check-in for flights, and even track packages—all directly from your inbox.
But here’s the game-changer that might just win me over to Yahoo Mail: soon, you’ll be able to link your Yahoo inbox to other email accounts like Gmail and Microsoft Outlook. This means you can manage all your emails from various accounts in one place. If you want to enjoy Gmail’s advanced AI tools without paying for them, Yahoo Mail might be your new best friend.
So, whether you’re intrigued by the AI enhancements or just looking for a unified email management solution, Yahoo Mail’s latest updates might be worth exploring.
