No Gmail for BlackBerry users

NEW YORK, USA: Days after suffering an outage, BlackBerry users have more bad news. They won't be able to access Gmail on their phones. Because Google, maker of Android software for mobile phones, has decided to stop supporting the application for Gmail for rival Research in Motion's (RIM) BlackBerry smartphones.

"Beginning November 22, 2011, we will end support for the Gmail App for BlackBerry (installed native app). Over this past year, we've focused efforts on building a great Gmail experience in the mobile browser and will continue investing in this area," Google has said.

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This means that from November 22, Google will stop supporting Gmail application for BlackBerry devices and the Gmail applications currently running on the BlackBerry will no longer be maintained and enhanced by Google.

The reason for Google's decision is not clear. BlackBerry users had suffered an outage for few days last month following technical glitch.