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Google Deploys Full-Screen Compose Window for iPad-Formatted Gmail
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I don't use an iPad, but I'm surprised archiving is not currently possible because we've been able to archive on the iPhone for years ever since IMAP gmail debuted. That'd be a major reason to use the web-based version.
I don't use an iPad, but I'm surprised archiving is not currently possible because we've been able to archive on the iPhone for years ever since IMAP gmail debuted. That'd be a major reason to use the web-based version.
Well, I can see a benefit to using Gmail through a browser in a multi-person household. The main owner of the iPad can set-up the iPad's Mail app for their own e-mail. Other users can use Gmail via Safari. Win-win for everyone.
I'm still waiting for an official G-Mail app wish push notifications. I think I'll die waiting.
IMAP in the Mail app is ok, but you don't get any of the nice features of G-Mail.
IMAP in the Mail app is ok, but you don't get any of the nice features of G-Mail.
So Google can't collect advertising stats directly on iOS, thankfully. I'm sure this is one way they will try to squeeze some personal information out of iPad users.
Maybe it's my hangover but I searched for gmail in the App store and did not see this. Is it live?
You need to use the Google Mobile app or just go to gmail in safari with an ipad and it will switch you to the ipad optimized version.
Not sure if the iPad version of Gmail allows it, but the full web interface version accessible through desktop browsers allows you to now download a cache of all existing messages (sent, received, drafts, etc.) to your system if you choose to, and any time you access Gmail, it'll update it and download the latest messages. I think Gmail even calls it "Offline Mode" or something, and it can be turned on and off via settings. So, uh, Gmail now fully offers this as well...
This is available now with Gmail also... (well, maybe not iPad Gmail, haven't seen its full set of features. Will test it out today).
I'm in an semi-opposite situation: while traditionally I've not been a larger fan of email web interfaces, I actually like Gmail, partly because using search through the web interface utilizes Google's own searching technology, so finding a message occurs really, really quickly. Plus, while Gmail doesn't have traditional folders, you can assign messages to as many labels as you would like AND, unlike a lot of email client search algorithms, doing a search for a single message "located" in multiple areas (or, in Gmail's case, tagged for multiple labels) doesn't result in several results returning for the same message.
When it comes to email clients, pretty much the only client I prefer is Outlook (PC). Then again, I do a lot of Exchange support, and pretty much nothing else even compares to Outlook...
SMTP Traffic
It's also nice to access the web interface because not all networks allow for SMTP traffic for their guest traffic when using a mail client.
I hope they update their Google Reader interface on the iPad. I hate how you have to continually hit "next" at the bottom of the page to go to the next item. I would be nice to be able to scroll through them like on "desktop-safari."
It's also nice to access the web interface because not all networks allow for SMTP traffic for their guest traffic when using a mail client.
I hope they update their Google Reader interface on the iPad. I hate how you have to continually hit "next" at the bottom of the page to go to the next item. I would be nice to be able to scroll through them like on "desktop-safari."