The Google Mobile team released the second version of Gmail for Mobile app yesterday. The application is a major improvement over its first version. It’s fast, has the ability to create draft e-mails offline and the best part is the multiple account management. I am sure multiple account management is the thing most people will look out for. I can now login to my two Gmail accounts and one Gmail App account without the need to download an additional software.
Features:
Overall performance improvement: You should experience significant raw speed improvement, smoother scrolling, and no freezing.
Multiple accounts management: If you have both a Gmail and Google Apps email account, you can easily switch between them quickly. You will no longer have to use two different mobile apps to access personal and work emails.
Multiple mobile email drafts: You can save multiple email drafts in your mobile phone, so that you can pick and choose what you would like to send later.
Powerful shortcut keys: If you have a QWERTY phone, you can use shortcut keys. Hit ‘z’ to undo, ‘k’ to go to a newer conversation, and ‘j’ to go to an older conversation. See Menu/Help in the app for more shortcuts.
Basic offline support: Can’t get a signal? Not a problem. You can compose and read your most recent emails even when there is no signal. Also, any outgoing messages will be saved in the outbox on your phone and sent automatically when you’re back in coverage.
Here’s a short video giving a walkthrough of the new interface and features.
The application supports all Java and Blackberry handsets. To download, point your mobile browser to m.google.com/mail .
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