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Shortwave Android 1.0 launching today!

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Sophia Seltenreich

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Aug 3, 2023, 2:15:53 PM8/3/23
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Hi Shortwavers,


Big news today! We just released the official 1.0 version of our Android app. This launch is the culmination of 18 months of effort from our initial Android beta launch until today. You can download our new app from the Play Store and read about the development of it here on our blog.


Since our initial beta, we’ve introduced 100+ new features, and we’ve redesigned, rebuilt, or optimized nearly every single part of the app. It’s a radically better experience now – so if you previously found our Android app lacking, we hope you’ll give it another try!


Some of the biggest features we’ve added include:

  • Powerful new bundling features – customized bundles, delivery schedules, new built-in bundle types, and more.

  • AI features – click the ✨ on any thread for a comprehensive set of AI-backed productivity features.

  • Upgraded search – search that’s faster, more capable, and easier to use than Gmail’s.

  • Block & unsubscribe – cut through the noise in your inbox with quick actions to unsubscribe from – or even completely block – junk senders.

  • Undo send & scheduled send – control when your emails send (and when they don’t)!

  • Accept calendar events in-app – no more jumping between tabs to accept calendar invites.

  • Dark mode – especially important on mobile, for low light and low battery situations.

  • A top-to-bottom redesign - our inbox, threads, bundles, settings, and more have been optimized for speed, usability, and a native feel.

  • Huge performance improvements - up to 10x in many cases for app and thread load times.


For those of you who have been actively testing the beta recently, this release comes with a whole bunch of brand new improvements you’ll want to check out. Here are some recent highlights:

  • Dual swipe actions are supported in both directions so you can now "Delete" and "Pin" with a swipe.

  • Customizable swipe actions for up to four different actions (via Settings > Experiment on Android)

  • Improved display for thread and bundle previews

  • Top-to-bottom redesigns of our

    • Search suggestions

    • Dropdown menu tap targets 

    • Email composing experience

    • Thread and bundle layout in the inbox

  • Many, many bug fixes

    • Fixed several focus bugs with the thread compose box

    • Fixed several hover-related bugs which made it impossible to take the action on mobile (e.g. delete attachments, manage certain settings)

    • Fixed search input focus behavior when navigating to a favorited search

    • Fixed attachment multi-select for drafts

    • ….and so much more!


For all the details, check out our changelog to see the other 20 updates made to the Android app over the past few weeks leading up to launch. We still have a lot more we want to do on our Android backlog (looking at you, notification actions 👀) but we’re excited to bring you this latest version today. 


From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for your patience as we’ve worked to support Android! Every feature you requested, bug you reported, and kind message you sent our team has made this launch possible.


Happy emailing,

Team Shortwave 💙


PS - Folks on the beta version will be automatically migrated to the public version of the app! 


PPS - We’d really appreciate it if you helped us spread the word! Please share our Tweet or LinkedIn post.
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