Filed under: E-mail, Web services, Google, iPhone, web 2.0, Mobile, Android
Google turbo-charges mobile GMail engine, updates interface
by Lee Mathews Apr 7th 2009 at 2:30PM
Road warriors rejoice, Google has beefed up the engine that powers the mobile version of GMail. The rollout begins today, though only for users of the English version. If that includes you, make sure your iPod Touch or iPhone is running firmware version 2.2.1 or later or you'll still see the old version. Android users won't have any such concerns.
A number of slick new features have been added, including the "floaty bar" which follows you as you scroll through your inbox and provides quick access to archiving, deleting, and marking options. Say goodbye to repetitive scrolling when applying actions to multiple messages! The search bar has also been moved to the top of the interface to provide easier access.
Message display has been cleaned up a bit and the improved back end will help make coping with crummy network connections a bit less bothersome. The new engine - which leverages HTML5, Gears, and more aggressive cahcing - will also make it easier for Google to deploy new features and provide further performance increases in the future.
[via Google Mobile Blog]
A number of slick new features have been added, including the "floaty bar" which follows you as you scroll through your inbox and provides quick access to archiving, deleting, and marking options. Say goodbye to repetitive scrolling when applying actions to multiple messages! The search bar has also been moved to the top of the interface to provide easier access.
Message display has been cleaned up a bit and the improved back end will help make coping with crummy network connections a bit less bothersome. The new engine - which leverages HTML5, Gears, and more aggressive cahcing - will also make it easier for Google to deploy new features and provide further performance increases in the future.
[via Google Mobile Blog]
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Linda said 6:45PM on 4-07-2009
Does someone knows if a similar application exist for WM?
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James said 9:00AM on 4-08-2009
Well, you could use Google's IMAP server to hook in with Outlook. There is also a Gmail standalone app at http://www.google.com/mobile/winmo/
I think last time I tried it, it didn't support proxies correctly so I did the webmail thing (m.gmail.com); YMMV.
Zack said 5:12PM on 4-08-2009
I keep hearing that this update allows for offline access, but I don't understand it. If I try to open Gmail in Safari on my iPod with the wi-fi turned off, it won't load any page. Am I missing something?
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ryzza007 said 2:34AM on 4-14-2009
I guess it's a good thing - but what I really want is an option to completely disable Google's replacing pages (that you access via links in emails) with it's own light/mobile version. I just want to load the original page as if I was on a PC - I have enough downloads - and most of the time I have to find the info I need on Page X/Y, so it takes just as long(if not longer) to find what I need anyway).
I've also found the the PC version of Gmail.com has become very slow over the past 2 months or so. This occurs on multiple computers, multiple gmail accounts, various networks, etc. I go to click on the Spam folder, for instance, and nothing happens. I have to refresh the entire page and start over.
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