By Aditya Bandi and Shiv Shankar, Yahoo Mail Product Team
What’s new in Yahoo Mail iOS 12 app?
Apple announced today that they will be releasing iOS 12 for all users on 9/17 and we are super excited about it. The Yahoo Mail app for iOS 12 is now LIVE in the App Store, download it here. Here are some of the awesome iOS 12 features that Yahoo Mail supports:
- Siri Shortcuts
- Siri suggestions
With iOS 12, we made it faster and easier to access your inbox. We improved the app launch speed by 15%– faster app means faster access to what matters to you!
We are most excited about Yahoo Mail’s integration with Siri Shortcuts, which allow you to instantly access important information in your inbox with quick, customizable phrases.
Siri will also learn your routines over time and suggest convenient shortcuts to your frequently-performed tasks. You do not need to set up anything to start using Siri suggestions for Yahoo Mail.
What are Siri Shortcuts in Yahoo Mail?
Yahoo Mail Siri Shortcuts are meant to help you quickly access important information in the app by talking to Siri with a shortcut phrase of your choice.
When you add a shortcut for a specific action in Yahoo Mail (like “view recent attachments”), it brings you directly into that feature of the app without having to manually open the app and navigate to your destination. This becomes especially useful in time-sensitive or potentially stressful situations– imagine having to sift through all your coupons at checkout while a line forms behind you, or trying to find your boarding pass at the airport with TSA agents watching and waiting.
With the Yahoo Mail iOS 12 integration, Siri instantly surfaces your saved deals or flight details on your command so you can continue on with your day (and keep stress levels low!). In addition to these shortcuts, you can also ask Siri to check for new messages, search your inbox, start a new message, and more! Here’s the full list of Yahoo Mail Siri Shortcuts that we’ve enabled for the initial launch of iOS 12.
With Yahoo Mail Siri Shortcuts, you can:
- Check new messages
- Search messages
- Compose new message
- View deals
- View travel
- View photos
- View documents
How to use Siri Shortcuts in Yahoo Mail?
There are two ways you can set up Siri Shortcuts:
1. Through the Yahoo Mail app:
With Yahoo Mail app, you can set up your Siri Shortcuts by tapping the “Add to Siri” button in the following views:
- Deals
- Travel
- Photos
- Documents
You can find the Travel, Deals, Photos or Documents views inside the Yahoo Mail app by opening the app and clicking on the hamburger menu and scrolling down. Once you are in any of these views, you will see a prompt with an “Add to Siri” button which you can use to set up a shortcut for accessing that particular view.
2. Native iOS settings:
Inside the native iOS settings, you can visit the ‘Siri & Search’ setting and scroll down to the Yahoo Mail app at the bottom. Click on the Yahoo Mail label and you will see a list of all the shortcuts you can set up. This list includes the below:
- Check new messages
- Search messages
- Compose new message
- View deals
- View travel
- View photos
- View documents
How to use Siri Shortcuts:
You can use Siri Shortcuts by initiating Siri and saying the shortcut phrase you have set for a particular action.