Gmail, Calendar Updated for iPhone and Android Devices

April 13th, 2009

Google on Tuesday updated its Gmail and Calendar offerings for Apple’s iPhone and Android-based mobile devices. When users access Gmail and Calendar through mobile browsers, Google promises an improved experience.In Gmail, Google has improved the mobile user interface to make it easier to “message on the go.” The search giant also unveiled what it is calling a Floaty Bar so common actions — such as archive and delete — are only a click away. Messages got a face-lift so labels look more like the Gmail labels users see on a desktop.

“You’ll notice that it’s a lot faster when performing actions like opening an e-mail, navigating or searching. And if the data network drops out on you, rest assured that Gmail won’t,” said Joanne McKinley, an engineer for Google Mobile. “You’ll still be able to open recently read messages and to compose over a flaky, or nonexistent, network connection.”

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