Google's Inbox app now has a new feature in place, which suggests setting a reminder instead of trying to email yourself.

Sending emails to yourself is not an uncommon practice, and it's not out of loneliness as some might think. People often send emails to themselves when they want to remember something; have quick access to a link so they can easily open a file on another device; have a copy of a document and so on.

One can set up reminders or create notes for such situations, but somehow plenty of people still find it more convenient to send emails to themselves so they have what they need in one easy-to-access place.

Google's Inbox launched a while back as an alternative to the popular Gmail, aiming to help users keep their email more organized. The app stirred quite some interest, and Google keeps improving the experience so it will appeal to more consumers.

The latest feature of Google's Inbox app relates to instances when users attempt to email themselves. As soon as you enter your own email address in the recipient box when composing a new message, the Google Inbox app will display a message offering to create an Inbox reminder instead (see image above).

If you tap on the banner, it means that you agree to let Inbox set up a reminder for you so you no longer have to email yourself. Inbox will offer suggestions to call, email, meet and so on, to make it easier. Any and all text you already typed in the email subject and body will automatically be transferred to the reminder as well, and you can even add a time and location so your reminder is more detailed.

It may not be a major, groundbreaking change or an utterly exciting feature, but it nonetheless aims to make things easier for Inbox users. It remains to be seen whether this approach will convince people to stop sending emails to themselves, but it is a neat alternative and could really come in handy for setting up quick reminders instead of populating your inbox with your own messages.