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Filed under: E-mail, Productivity, Google, Mobile, Android

Gmail Mobile gets shortcuts and faster autocompletion

Gmail Mobile just received a couple of updates that bring it even closer to the full Gmail experience: keyboard shortcuts and faster autocompletion for contacts. When Google says "keyboard shortcuts," the emphasis is on the "keyboard" part. You'll need to have an Android phone with a physical keyboard, like the G1, to use them. If you do, Gmail on your phone now supports all the same shortcuts you can use in desktop Gmail, so you can navigate your mailboxes or jump to the next message with a single keypress.

Faster autocompletion can be used by Android and iPhone users alike. Autocompletion has been reported on some blogs as a new feature, but Google's own blog post suggests that addresses just complete faster now, thanks to caching of results from previous address book searches. This means that possible addresses should now come up as you type, making it even quicker than before to send a message from Gmail Mobile.

Filed under: Windows Mobile, Symbian, Palm, E-mail, Web services

Google updates 2 mobile services

Gmail MobileGoogle's mobile team seems to be keeping pretty busy these days. The company has released an updated version of Gmail Mobile, and Google Maps now works on phones running the Symbian operating system.

Not much more to say about the Symbian support, but Gmail Mobile 1.5 does seem to have a few features absent from version 1.1:
  • Display contact information including photo, email address, phone number, and notes when you click on a contact
  • Call a Gmail contact by clicking on their phone number, if available
  • Save draft e-mails
  • Monitor your bandwidth usage
The new version of Gmail also appends a "Sent from Gmail for mobile" message to every e-mail you send. But unlike some other free e-mail services, you can turn that annoying message off by adjusting your settings.
[via Google Operating System]

Filed under: Windows Mobile, E-mail, Google, BlackBerry, iPhone

Google launches updated Gmail Mobile interface

Gmail MobileWhile the desktop version of Gmail is one of the most popular e-mail services around, the mobile version has long left a lot to be desired. Fortunately Google rolled out an update this week that makes Gmail on your iPhone/PDA/mobile phone a bit more like the Gmail we've come to know and love on the desktop.

The update includes more configurable labels and views. For example, you can see your Drafts and Spam boxes, you know in case you need some personal enhancement products. Or if a friend sent you a message that was accidentally marked as spam.

Probably the biggest improvement is checkboxes. You don't need to open a message in order to archive or delete it anymore. You can select a checkbox or multiple boxes to perform actions.

[via Google Operating System]

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