As Inbox by Gmail invites slowly work their way around the globe, you'd be forgiven for not wanting to wait until your golden ticket eventually arrives. Fortunately, there is a workaround.
Thanks to the good folks at WonderHowTo.com, there's now a way to install and use Inbox on your phone without the need for an invite. The only catch is that you do need someone who already has it installed for this trick to work.
If you've received the invite, you'll need to download the app, which is available on both Google GOOGL +1.33% Play and iTunes.
For the next step, you have to add your friend's (the one without the invite) Google account information to your device. On Android this is done by entering the settings menu, hitting 'Add Account' and selecting Google. As you can see below.
On the next screen select 'Existing' and sign in with your friend's Google account details. After your friend has signed in, it might be worth deselecting all sync options as yourself – and your friend – won't want their data synced up to your device.
Once the account has signed in, head over to the Inbox app and tap your name from the side navigation drawer. This will then present you with a list of other available accounts; select your friend's as the account to sync Inbox to. After it has taken a few moments to register, your friend should now be able to use Inbox on their device.
You'll probably want to delete the additional Google account from your phone. To do so, go back to settings, select accounts and highlight your friend's account. Then click on the three dot menu in the top right-hand corner and click on 'remove account'.
WonderHowTo notes that this will not work for any Inbox accounts activated by this method, so your friend won't be able to repeat it for others.
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