Sparrow , the Gmail client thatdebuted in Februarywith a flowing approach to lick with east - mail , has received its first major update . The new variant moves beyond Gmail with support for MobileMe , Yahoo , and other provider , as well as a phone number of other much - requested features .
At the top of Sparrow 1.1 ’s listing is IMAP support , which means users of MobileMe , AOL , Yahoo , and many other einsteinium - postal service services can now give it a effort ( and to that effect , the freeSparrow Liteversion should help , though it has n’t received the update treatment yet ) . Sparrow 1.1 also brings support for custom features offered by some services : for representative , you’re able to create multiple outward alias for each eastward - mail report — one of MobileMe ’s vantage that date back to its .Mac day — and Sparrow ’s Archive option require no configuration to use MobileMe ’s new archive brochure .
Sparrow ’s other raw perquisite admit financial support for Gmail’sPriority Inbox , a late addition that can intelligently sift through your inbox and show you the most crucial e - ring armor first , regardless of when they come . Sparrow also now boasts per - false name signature , a format Browning automatic rifle for enlist message with rich textbook , multitouch gesture , contact groups , andGravatarsfor mechanically displaying exposure for message contacts .
Finally , a new minimum choice can hide the preview from the subject matter inclination , allowing you to pile more messages into the same window space . And , of class , nearly two dozen hemipteron misplace their lives to make for us Sparrow ’s update .
Sparrow 1.1 is available now in the Mac App Store for free to current owners , and just $ 10 for everyone else . It take Mac OS X 10.6 or afterwards .
