Are you interested in Inbox, Google’s innovative new attempt to “fix” email, but haven’t gotten an invitation into the beta?
Good news: as long as you have a real-world friend who is already part of Inbox’s invite-only beta, you can easily get in, no invite required. Here’s how.
As it turns out, all you need to do to get into Inbox without an invite is have a friend who is already an Inbox user log into the app on your device, log back out, and then let you sign in. Voila! You’re part of Inbox.
Here’s the step-by-step walkthrough, courtesy of Lifehacker:
1) Download Inbox on your phone through the iOS App Store.
2) Have your friend log into their Google Account to your phone. On iOS devices, log in through another Google app, like Gmail or Chrome.
3) Open Inbox and, when prompted, choose their account to sign in.
4)Go to Inbox’s settings and select “Manage Accounts”. Flip the switch for your account to “on”. You should now have access to Inbox on your account.
5) Remove your friend’s account from your phone. Head back to the “Manage Accounts” screen in a Google app, tap “Edit”, and delete your friend’s account.
Sadly, I don’t have a real-life friend (insert joke here) with Inbox installed, so I can’t test this out myself. But I’m seeing confirmation elsewhere that this works.
Did this work for you? Let us know in the comments.
Source: Lifehacker
John Brownlee is a writer for Fast Company, and a contributing writer here at CoM. He has also written for Wired, Playboy, Boing Boing, Popular Mechanics, VentureBeat, and Gizmodo. He lives in Boston with his wife and two parakeets. You can follow him here on Twitter.
25 responses to “Here’s how to get into the Inbox by Gmail beta, no invite required”
Isn’t it just easier to send an email to inbox at Google.com?
Whats up with the google cheapness?
Apple invited a million people to download and test out Yosemite. Yes I realize that they weren’t hitting all the servers while doing so, but you would think that google has the capacity to support as many users as can sign up.
Generating buzz and hype by artificially constraining it.
that might have killed google wave btw
1. Create dummy Google account and enable 2 step verification so your friend can’t troll you.
2. Send aforesaid credentials to aforesaid friend
3. Now you have Inbox on the dummy account
4. Login to Inbox and add your real account
5. ???
6. Profit
Can you please create a dummy account for us?
No.
That’s great idea :D
You still need a well-connected friend who is already an inbox user. There is no getting around to that. The rest is just dabbing around the edges, not a real solution.
Isn’t it just easier to send an email to [email protected]?
It works. Just tested on my 6 Plus.
You can add new accounts and activate Inbox for them as long as the main account (the one with Inbox access) is there.
If you delete it, you cannot add new ones leaving only the one you used to gain access with this method.
Can you please give me a invitation? Or please create a dummy account for us,
Thanks in advance
But isn’t it just easier to send an email to [email protected]?
I voted you down because you had to make sure we knew how techie you are. Not only do we know you have Inbox, we know you have an iPhone 6. Way to go. You win the ability to tell no one in real life.
If someone gives me an inbox invite I will give your mom a back massage
Isn’t it just easier to send an email to [email protected]???
No it’s not. Because we have all emailed them. They have not sent us invites yet.
eee… anyone willing to go to Poland for me? :)
It’s work for me, thank.
I got a much better idea:
1) Wait until Inbox is released into the masses
2) Sign up at that point
3) Get over it until then, its only a fucking app.
Thank you.
Funniest thing ever is that I already have 2 invites to use inbox courtesy of both my gmail accounts… Loving the app
give me one please! [email protected]
Can you give me on to aly.dev@gmail
Thank you
I didn’t need to jump through any hoops like this. I just downloaded and started using it with no invitation. Not sure why it was so easy for me. I still prefer Mailbox for now for the nice integration between all my devices.