Gmail push iOS 11

[royinla14]

I have read some earlier reviewed that mentioned gmail regained the push functionality through the native mail app in iOS 11. Can anyone confirm this is still the case now after 10+ betas? thanks

 

[Feenician]

I have read some earlier reviewed that mentioned gmail regained the push functionality through the native mail app in iOS 11. Can anyone confirm this is still the case now after 10+ betas? thanks

It’s not. Google broke push my removing Activesync and not implementing IMAP Idle correctly. They surely didn’t do it by accident either.

 

[mous94410]

I have read some earlier reviewed that mentioned gmail regained the push functionality through the native mail app in iOS 11. Can anyone confirm this is still the case now after 10+ betas? thanks

The push is only enable when your iPhone is connected to the wifi and charging in the same time.

 

[Feenician]

The push is only enable when your iPhone is connected to the wifi and charging in the same time.

Even then it’s not push, it’s just fast pull because the power budget allows it. Again, it’s broken on the Google end. If you’re unhappy with it, tell them.

 

[TwoBytes]

My experience with the google mail app was great but it seems like google cripple it for the stock apple mail app.

 

[Nozuka]

Apple would have to integrate the Gmail API for this to work again. But they probably dont care

 

[fastbagger]

I use Fastmail.com and recently trying Outlook.com. Outlook.com pushes instantly to iOS and Mac mail clients works awesome. I gave up on Gmail years ago.

 

[GreyOS]

Even then it’s not push, it’s just fast pull because the power budget allows it. Again, it’s broken on the Google end. If you’re unhappy with it, tell them.

I had read that Apple may have implemented gmail’s push api. SO they now support that alongside activesync, pop, etc. Are you saying this isn’t true or were you not aware of this?

 

[Feenician]

I had read that Apple may have implemented gmail’s push api. SO they now support that alongside activesync, pop, etc. Are you saying this isn’t true or were you not aware of this?

You may be right, and I may well be wrong but I’ve read, here and elsewhere, that the apparent “push” only works when plugged in and is merely a rapid fetch. After years of not working, even for scheduled pull, in the Apple Mail client I moved mine into Outlook so I can’t really confirm first hand.

I’d ditch it all together if I knew what to do with 13 years of mail. It’s the last Google service I use.
[doublepost=1504977372][/doublepost]This 9to5 Mac article makes the claim but the comments refute it

https://9to5mac.com/2017/06/06/ios-11-appears-to-restore-gmail-push-in-apple-mail/

Plugged in and on wifi only. Pretty sure it’s just rapid pull but, again, I could be wrong as this is second hand news.

 

[TwoBytes]

I'm on iOS 11 GM. I don't notice a difference.

Top comment of that article, I agree with

"For it to work, iPhone has to be plugged in and on WiFi.
Basically it’s useless"

I omitted the last line of that comment

 

[George Knighton]

Apple would have to integrate the Gmail API....

Oh, hell, no. We're fine.