Gmail

CNET Editors' review

by: Jaymar Cabebe on June 24, 2011

The Gmail app gives you quick access to your Google e-mail account (or multiple accounts) right from your Android mobile device. As expected, it integrates nicely with your other Android applications as well as with your device's contacts.

Gmail for Android packs all of the e-mail basics like composing, reading, deleting, and replying into a simple, user-friendly interface. Like its full Web browser counterpart, it also lets you browse through your messages by label, and even apply labels to messages. Adding Stars, reporting Spam, and creating a Signature are also simple.

While the Gmail app is strong at all of the basics, we did find ourselves wishing for a couple of things. For one, we couldn't create a label within the app, which would've been convenient. Second, we wish it let us format messages when composing. While the Gmail app only lets you change text size, the Yahoo Mail app can make text bold, italicize, underline, change font color, and even add emoticons. Ironically, in this respect, we suggest Google take a page out of Yahoo's book. Otherwise, it's a solid, basic e-mail app that will serve your needs just fine.

Publisher's Description

From Google:

The dedicated Gmail application integrated with Contacts and Androidapplications.* Email pushed automatically to your phone* Search all your messages* Access synched messages when off line* View messages by conversation* Multiple Gmail accounts* Stars, labels, and many other featuresRecent changes:Clarification: Syncing only priority mail is an opt-in setting added in v2.3.5.What's in this version:v2.3.5.2* Security updatev2.3.5* Optionally save bandwidth and battery by only syncing priority mail* Use label notifications to mash up filters, labels, and ringtones* Remember Show Pictures for senders* Turn off sticky message actions in landscape or all orientations* Better TalkBack support for accessibility* Performance improvementsContent rating: Low Maturity

What's new in this version: Clarification: Syncing only priority mail is an opt-in setting added in v2.3.5.What's in this version:v2.3.5.2* Security updatev2.3.5* Optionally save bandwidth and battery by only syncing priority mail* Use label notifications to mash up filters, labels, and ringtones* Remember Show Pictures for senders* Turn off sticky message actions in landscape or all orientations* Better TalkBack support for accessibility* Performance improvements

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