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Google’s Sparrow mail app updated for the first time in months with new icon, iOS 7 fixes

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Despite being bought out by Google, the replacement mail app Sparrow has now been updated for iOS 7. Whilst the developers behind Sparrow never said that work on the app had ceased, this was the implied meaning of Sparrow’s thank you letter still visible on the Sparrow website. Until today, the app had not been updated since December 2012, nearly a year ago.

This update brings compatibility bug fixes for iOS 7 as well as a new flatter icon, shown above.  Even so, work on Sparrow is obviously not a priority for the team. Apart from a new icon, the point-fix update brings no new visual appearance to the app’s interface or any new features for users.

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Comments

  1. I thought this was owned by Dropbox?

  2. Anthony Glyadchenko - 10 years ago

    Dashed my hopes and dreams…

  3. 311sie - 10 years ago

    Truly a shame. For a while it was the best gmail client for mobile and desktop before Google decided they were just too good.

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