Dazzling email client Maestro enters into public preview for Windows Phone 8.1 users

The built-in email client on Windows Telephone gets the job for casual users, but for those looking for a brighter, more powerful experience, there have been few options. Maestro is a new email app for Windows Phone 8.1 and Hidden Pineapple makes it, the developers behind the favorite Rowi Twitter client years ago.

Today, after some delay, information technology is finally inbound into a public preview. Users can at present download and utilise the client, which supports Outlook and Gmail out the gate, including multiple accounts.

Dubbed every bit "A amend post experience for Windows Telephone 8.ane", Maestro looks to deliver aesthetically pleasing emails, but likewise more advanced inbox controls for the email addicts out at that place. Today'southward release is a 'preview' meaning the app itself is still far from complete, but the cadre of information technology is working enough to warrant letting you folks jump in an take information technology for a ride.

Unfortunately, Windows Phone 8.ane.one (Preview for Developers) has a few bugs in information technology that Microsoft needs to fix. Equally a result, some of the libation features such every bit 'swipe to delete' or 'tap and hold to enter swift edit mode' are non enabled in Maestro initially. Once Microsoft patches the OS, those features should return (a similar, but unrelated bug affects Tweetium when loading, although this was patched with this week'south Bone update).

What else is enabled in Maestro? Here are some of the highlighted features.

Live Tile
Push Notifications
HTML support
Frequency setting for email checks

After running Maestro for a few days, we can say the app is definitely a little rough as expected from a preview release. Tapping a notification opens up the entire customer and the not the email bulletin itself. At that place are too occasional syncing issues and the features are very limited in this early look. Even so, going by the blueprint, layout and new programming language, Maestro certainly has potential.

Overall, it is great to see Maestro finally getting its public debut. I promise that you can all put it through the wringer and over the following months, this app will grow to be a juggernaut. Grab the app below, and sound off in comments (do not be surprised if the devs bound in and answer your questions).

Follow the Maestro team on Twitter too for updates or questions! You lot tin can notice them @getmaestro or their website maestroapp.com.

Download Maestro for Windows Phone 8.1

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