Google revamps Gmail for iPhone, Android

BANGALORE, INDIA: Search engine giant, Google recently announced that it has revamped its Gmail for the iPhone and Android users.

The revised Gmail would allow faster access to email and offline support.

An official Google blog said, “We're introducing a major revision to Gmail for mobile that takes advantage of the latest browser technology available on iPhone and Android devices. We've updated the user interface, made it faster to open messages, allowed for batch actions (like archiving multiple messages at once), and added some basic offline support.”

This improvised version of Gmail for mobile browsing would enhance the connectivity and high-speed limitations.

The blog further added that the archiving of e-mail would be quicker from the  iPhone or Android browser, because it doesn't require a response from a remote server. Instead, they cache mail on the device itself (using database storage on the iPhone and a device-local mobile Gears database on Android-powered phones).

The revision also includes the usage of other browser functions such as Floating tool-bar that lets you archive, delete or apply more actions is animated via CSS transformations and controlled in part with touch events.