Mail client Sparrow has been updated to support the iPhone 5

Despite the fact that the popular e-mail client Sparrow was recently bought by the Google, the app does not stop the update. Today, Sparrow iPhone app has received a long-awaited support for wide screen on the iPhone 5 and Passbook.

If enabled iPhone 5 all Bole than clear that support Passbook very unusual find in the mail client. Some may come as a surprise that tickets from Passbook can be sent via the Internet or email. Thus, this update can be very convenient in everyday life, because with its help it is possible to send tickets from Passbook your friends or employees.

However, the future fate of the Sparrow may not be as rosy as it may seem. The developers claim that after the purchase of Google Apps will no longer add new features to existing ones. Adding support for more they called Passbook maintenance, rather than something new, especially since such a possibility already existed in iOS built-in email client.

It is worth noting that this update should appear earlier in the month, but was rejected by Apple due to confusion with support for Rich Text in iOS 5. At the moment, the update is available for download in the App Store for $ 2.99 on iOS and $ 10 for the Mac.

[via Cult of Mac]