Updated: An absolute dumpster fire of an app. Deleting mine now. – Boxer - Workspace ONE Review

The most recent update to this app is a real step back. I can’t even “slide-to-delete” a message without the application hanging. That, on top of the fact that all of the other issues that I enumerated before are still there, as well as new ones like the unread count never being accurate. So I have no idea what “bug fixes and improvements” are really going into this app. I’m done. I love the support for Gmail labels, but it’s not worth the absolute frustration Boxer provides. Good: Great integration of mail, calendar, and contacts. Support for all the major email providers. A real, chronological inbox display. Support for Gmail labels. Bad: Execution. The unread count on the icon does not update properly. I get Boxer notifications for new email, but the emails don't show up until I kill/restart the app (new in this version). No notifications for calendar events. Threaded email view sometimes works, sometimes no. Ever since Google removed the standard Inbox view from their mobile app, I have been looking for the right replacement to manage all my Gmail accounts. I've been through the other Google apps, as well as Spark, but Boxer comes as close as I've found to what I'm looking for. First and foremost, it has a good ol' chronological Inbox view. Not Important and Unread, or someone else's interpretation of what I should see, but a real Inbox view. The integration with calendar and contacts is nice as well -- a one-stop-shop for mail, contacts, and calendars. The customizable slide actions, and the catch-all Actions option make email management quick and convenient. There's a lot to love here. Unfortunately, the actual execution is poor. I have regularly had issues where the unread count on the icon won't update after I read/delete/archive email unless I pull-to-refresh from my combined Inbox -- sometimes more than once. There are instances where I receive a notification from Boxer that I have a new message, but the message doesn't show up until I pull-to-refresh. With the 29 June update, I sometimes have to kill and restart the app before new messages show up. And while Boxer is set to notify me of Calendar events, I have NEVER seen a Calendar notification from Boxer. The vision is good, but the experience needs work.
Review by TerpEE93 on Boxer - Workspace ONE.

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