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Gmail announced improvements made to Gmail for mobile, running in the iPhone and Android web browser only. First, you'll notice that it's a lot faster when performing actions like opening an email, navigating, or searching and if the data network drops out on you,  Gmail won't. You'll still be able to open recently read messages and to compose over a flaky, or non-existent, network connection. All this is achieved with aggressive caching and by leveraging new browser technologies, like HTML 5 and Gears. The full impact of this new architecture isn't visible yet, but it will enable Gmail to significantly improve performance and quickly roll out new features in the near future.

 

The new Gmail for mobile will also help you tackle your in-box faster. Gone are the days when you had to archive multiple messages by selecting each one,then scrolling all the way up (or down) to reach the archive button. Our fingers were getting sore with all the scrolling and we're willing to bet your's were too. Now when you select a message, a floaty bar appears near the top of the screen with options to archive, delete, and more. In fact, the floaty bar stays with you as you scroll through your in-box, so you can easily archive, delete, or view more options no matter where you are.

 

Gmail mobile screen shot

 

Gmail also improved the look and feel of messages. Labels are easier to read and are more in-line with the familiar Gmail labels you see on your desktop. They also moved the search menu up into the top header, making it more accessible. Go to gmail.com from your mobile browser to give it a try, and stay tuned for feature additions and improvements. The new Gmail for mobile only supports iPhone/iPod Touch OS 2.2.1 or above. If you have an older firmware version, you'll be directed to the previous Gmail for mobile. All Android-powered phones are supported.

 

New Gmail for mobile is available for English only at this time. You will still get your mail from the traditional Gmail client which is done through IMAP. Is this the right answer for you - that depends on whether the advantages that the web based Gmail give you are worth it. For the rest of us who do not have an iPhone or Andriod we will have to continue to use the IMAP mail client for our Gmail.

 

 

From your mobile phone browser just go to http://gmail.com or from your computer http://mail.google.com