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Sparrow 1.3.2 is now available on the Mac App Store  This new release includes: - Drag and drop directly in your label & folders in the extended sidebar - Shortmail support: character counter in compose window. We really like the idea of Shortmail and felt we had to integrate it in Sparrow.  - Focus on Compose window in full screen mode - New conversation view design: buttons are gone and the whole view is more minimalist. The quick reply has been slightly redesigned too. - Top bar gradient re-design - New default avatars for incoming mails Bug fix: - Transparent text issue in message composer - Window and sidebar size memory issue - Alt-L Polish character issue - Fixed Esc key behavior in fullscreen - Deminimized animation fixed - Shift-Cmd-2 in Extended sidebar Unified Inbox - Copy and paste issue in compose window - Inline attachments resize issue - Improved memory usage - Fixed various crashes

Sparrow 1.3.2 is now available on the Mac App Store 



This new release includes:

- Drag and drop directly in your label & folders in the extended sidebar



- Shortmail support: character counter in compose window. We really like the idea of Shortmail and felt we had to integrate it in Sparrow. 

- Focus on Compose window in full screen mode



- New conversation view design: buttons are gone and the whole view is more minimalist. The quick reply has been slightly redesigned too.

- Top bar gradient re-design

- New default avatars for incoming mails



Bug fix:

- Transparent text issue in message composer

- Window and sidebar size memory issue

- Alt-L Polish character issue

- Fixed Esc key behavior in fullscreen

- Deminimized animation fixed

- Shift-Cmd-2 in Extended sidebar Unified Inbox

- Copy and paste issue in compose window

- Inline attachments resize issue

- Improved memory usage

- Fixed various crashes

Sparrow 1.3 has been submited to the Mac App Store. Our little bird is now fully compatible with Lion OS X and takes advantage of the cool new things Apple brought to the Mac. Here is a quick tour of the new features and improvements you should be able to play with in a few days:



Quickly access your labels and folders:


The extended sidebar has been a major feature request since Sparrow was first introduced 5 months ago. Simply dragging the sidebar to the left now gives you access to the new layout. Everything is just a click away.



Send & Archive:

One of the coolest Gmail feature is now available for all your IMAP accounts. Just turn it on in Advanced Preferences and you’re all set for a Send & Archive madness.



Drag and Drop:

Simply drag and drop mails to your desktop and other applications. If you work with Things, Omnifocus or any other task management app, Sparrow will also give you an URL for each mail to make it easily findable.

We still have some work to do to allow you to drag and drop messages directly in labels and folders. It is already planned and will be in 1.3.1 or 1.3.2 coming shortly.



More minimalism:


We added a lot of features and options since Sparrow 1.0 but we want you to be able to keep it simple. Hiding the sidebar offers a streamlined experience. Pressing Shift-Cmd-M will do the trick.



And the cherry on the cake: a ‘View source’ option is now available in the drop down menu of the conversation view .



But that’s not over yet. 

We’ve also dedicated a lot of our time on usablility and performance improvements: 

We re-worked the sidebar animations from the ground up. Account and category switching is faster and smoother. 

We made the message list scrolling more responsive and fluid.

We hope that you’ll feel animations are more natural than in previous versions.



We also killed (yes, we killed them) all window animations. There hasn’t been too many complaints from you about it but once we’ve shut them off for testing purposes and noticed Sparrow felt quicker, we never turned them back on. 

We added a visible scrollbar to the sidebar. Even if it has always been possible to scroll the sidebar, your feedback suggested that was not sufficiently clear.  

An ‘Empty trash’ button has been added too.

 

The Priority Inbox filter settings have been changed in Sparrow 1.3 to display all Inbox Priority mails regardless of their read/unread status.



We also improved compatibility with Yahoo, DAV mail, and Mbox and of course, we did everything we could to resolve as many of the bugs you reported.



We hope you’ll enjoy this new release. Check for update if you have the licensed version or go to the update section on the Mac App Store to get your Sparrow 1.3.1.

What’s new in Sparrow 1.2 ? Sparrow is now linked to Facebook and displays your friends’ avatars in the message list. Address Book contact images and Gravatar are also supported. We’ve done some major work on the user interface. We hope you’ll like it. Unified Inbox It’s here! Unified inbox is now supported by Sparrow and you’ll be able to view all your incoming mails from all your accounts in a unique message list. Rich Text Signature You can now add any images and links you want to your signature. Translation Sparrow is now fluent in 9 languages simplified Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, German, French, and of course, English.  Delete/Archive toggle Requested by many of you since Sparrow 1.0 and even the Beta version, you can now toggle the keys to archive/delete mails in Sparrow Advanced Preferences. Selection bar You now have the option to show/hide the selection bar in the Inbox. Download folder You can now specify where you want to save your files in the Preferences and right-click any attachments to choose where you want it to be saved. Bounce is back! We finally found a workaround for this one. Sparrow’s dock icon now behaves as any other icon in your dock and will bounce when it is supposed to. Coming up in 1.3: Sparrow 1.3 will be focused on label management. It will aslo include a secret feature that will dramatically improve your workflow. Even better, we’ll be pushing update faster from now on to be sure you benefit from all the improvements we make to Sparrow straight away. Get your Sparrow 1.2 now on the Mac App Store or check for update.

What’s new in Sparrow 1.2 ?

Sparrow is now linked to Facebook and displays your friends’ avatars in the message list. Address Book contact images and Gravatar are also supported.

We’ve done some major work on the user interface. We hope you’ll like it.

interface design sparrow



Unified Inbox

It’s here! Unified inbox is now supported by Sparrow and you’ll be able to view all your incoming mails from all your accounts in a unique message list.

Rich Text Signature

You can now add any images and links you want to your signature.

Translation

Sparrow is now fluent in 9 languages simplified Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, German, French, and of course, English. 


Delete/Archive toggle

Requested by many of you since Sparrow 1.0 and even the Beta version, you can now toggle the keys to archive/delete mails in Sparrow Advanced Preferences.

Selection bar

You now have the option to show/hide the selection bar in the Inbox.New prefs

Download folder

You can now specify where you want to save your files in the Preferences and right-click any attachments to choose where you want it to be saved.

New prefs 2



Bounce is back!

We finally found a workaround for this one. Sparrow’s dock icon now behaves as any other icon in your dock and will bounce when it is supposed to.



Coming up in 1.3:

Sparrow 1.3 will be focused on label management. It will aslo include a secret feature that will dramatically improve your workflow.

Even better, we’ll be pushing update faster from now on to be sure you benefit from all the improvements we make to Sparrow straight away.



Get your Sparrow 1.2 now on the Mac App Store or check for update.


Sparrow 1.1.2 is now available on the Mac AppStore
Get it here or check for update if you have the licensed version.
Sparrow 1.1.2 is still in review at Apple. We submitted the update on April the 4th. Since, Sparrow 1.1.2 has been rejected twice. On the 15th of April, we requested an appeal on iTunes Connect and are now waiting for Apple’s answer. The application was rejected because Apple reviewers couldn’t add the test accounts we provided. After testing on our side, we were not able to reproduce the issue and came to the conclusion that Sparrow was being tested offline or behind a firewall (which could explain why Sparrow was unable to connect to any mail account). We kindly asked several times for log protocol to pinpoint the exact reason and make a consistent answer to the review team but had no luck. We had no other choice than to ask for an Appeal.   Sparrow 1.1.2 fixes the following issues: Duplication in Sent mailbox on Exchange servers Selection in folder mapping  Crash on sync Keychain conflict  “New message” option has been added to right-click on Dock icon  We’ve been working hard on Sparrow 1.2 for some weeks now. Most of what we’re doing has to be kept secret but the Universal Inbox will be there along with lots of improvements and cool new features. Thanks for your patience and feedback.

Sparrow 1.1.2 is still in review at Apple.

We submitted the update on April the 4th. Since, Sparrow 1.1.2 has been rejected twice. On the 15th of April, we requested an appeal on iTunes Connect and are now waiting for Apple’s answer.

The application was rejected because Apple reviewers couldn’t add the test accounts we provided. After testing on our side, we were not able to reproduce the issue and came to the conclusion that Sparrow was being tested offline or behind a firewall (which could explain why Sparrow was unable to connect to any mail account).

We kindly asked several times for log protocol to pinpoint the exact reason and make a consistent answer to the review team but had no luck. We had no other choice than to ask for an Appeal.  

Sparrow 1.1.2 fixes the following issues:

  • Duplication in Sent mailbox on Exchange servers
  • Selection in folder mapping 
  • Crash on sync
  • Keychain conflict 
  • “New message” option has been added to right-click on Dock icon 

We’ve been working hard on Sparrow 1.2 for some weeks now. Most of what we’re doing has to be kept secret but the Universal Inbox will be there along with lots of improvements and cool new features.

Thanks for your patience and feedback.

Sparrow 1.1.1

Sparrow 1.1.1 is now waiting for review.

Here is the changelog:

New features: 

- Folder mapping 

- Custom SMTP alias support 



Bug fix: 

- Spell-check bug 

- Mobile Me blank messages 

- Yahoo account refresh issue 

- Allows SMTP connection withtout authentication 

- Text expander support 

- Japanese input 

- Fixes issues in mail database 

- Fixes remote server issues 

- Fixes crash when database is corrupted

Here is a shortcut cheat sheet for Sparrow 1.1

Here is a shortcut cheat sheet for Sparrow 1.1

Sparrow for Leopard (licensed version) is now available on our website. If you are still running Mac OS X Leopard (10.5), you can get Sparrow now. Downloading it from our website will give you the Lite version, you can then buy your license to upgrade to the full-featured version of Sparrow. This version will be updated at the same pace than the Mac AppStore version. 

Sparrow for Leopard (licensed version) is now available on our website.

If you are still running Mac OS X Leopard (10.5), you can get Sparrow now.

Downloading it from our website will give you the Lite version, you can then buy your license to upgrade to the full-featured version of Sparrow.

This version will be updated at the same pace than the Mac AppStore version.