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Google Reboots Gmail for Android Handsets

Sep 21, 2010, 1:44 PM by Eric M. Zeman

Google today rolled out a new version of Gmail for the Android platform. Before today, new features were not available to the Android Gmail application without a full system update. This marks the first time a major application within the Android platform can be updated independently from the rest of the operating system. According to Google, it has several new features. First, the action bar will float in the screen as you read long messages, meaning you can reply to or forward messages without scrolling back to the top. Google says it is also providing one-tap access to previous messages in email threads. Last, Gmail for Android how offers limited support for its Priority Inbox feature. Google notes that in order to use this new version of Gmail for Android, users will need a device running Android 2.2. It is a free download from the Android market.

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zuno gyakusatsu

Sep 22, 2010, 8:05 AM

android email sucks.

Quite honestly, the email application on android blows. They just need to start over from the ground up and give it a complete overhaul. Granted, the integrated gmail seems to work fine, but non-integrated email set up is a joke. Exchange support is laughable (on the models it actually works at all on), and often times just trying to get an email account set up is a nightmare where as your more functional mobile OS will set up with ease.

This is just one of the many applications this applies to for the Android OS.

RockTripod

The article is about the Gmail application, so what is your point?

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Menno

Sep 21, 2010, 2:50 PM

What about Google maps?

Wouldn't that be the first major application that no longer requires a firmware update? It's my understanding that this wasn't always the case (I could be wrong)

But I am really excited for this in either case. the more programs that are apps in the market instead of core part of the OS, the faster updates get pushed to the masses.

Jayshmay

Google Maps got updated quite a bit recently.

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