April 8, 2009 - 8:10am
Vic Gundotra, Google vice president of engineering, had presented a "technical preview" of the new HTML 5 Gmail during Tim 2.0'Reilly's Web 2.0 Expo last week.
Gundotra highlighted that with the new Gmail the internet for mobiles would emerge a real platform for apps, as it runs on both the iPhone and Android.
It is also expected that the new email service will enable users to access recently received messages even when they are offline.
There is another feature of the new service, and Google insists on calling it a "floaty bar." The bar is designed in such a way that it moves along with the user through their messages, letting them manage their messages without scrolling back to the top of inbox. However, scrolling back to the top would still be required for using the search box.
Google added the service was faster and better looking, as well.
The new Gmail for mobile runs on any Android phone. Users of an iPhone or iPod Touch are required to have Apple's 2.2.1 firmware or later. Otherwise, they will be redirected to the current version of Gmail for mobile.
Gundotra highlighted that with the new Gmail the internet for mobiles would emerge a real platform for apps, as it runs on both the iPhone and Android.
It is also expected that the new email service will enable users to access recently received messages even when they are offline.
There is another feature of the new service, and Google insists on calling it a "floaty bar." The bar is designed in such a way that it moves along with the user through their messages, letting them manage their messages without scrolling back to the top of inbox. However, scrolling back to the top would still be required for using the search box.
Google added the service was faster and better looking, as well.
The new Gmail for mobile runs on any Android phone. Users of an iPhone or iPod Touch are required to have Apple's 2.2.1 firmware or later. Otherwise, they will be redirected to the current version of Gmail for mobile.