Gmail has become a lifeline for the corporate world today. The practice of writing letters, whether it be formal business letters or confirming an appointment, has gone out of fashion. Instead, Gmail is the service used by most people world over to convey their thoughts. Though there are other e-mail service providers like Yahoo mail and Hotmail, but they have virtually been replaced by Gmail which has been labeled as the universal mailing service. With the advancements in technology and internet now being available on smartphones and tablets, Gmail has become all the more important since now it can be easily accessed through any device.
For iPhone users, the choice lies between installing the Gmail App or accessing Gmail through the inbuilt default mail app which supports not only Gmail but other e-mail service providers too. Although the default app is good enough for reading the mails, but the really interesting features of Gmail which make it so convenient for its users would not be available in the default app. The Gmail app was, in fact, launched specifically to cater to the demands of the iOS users.
One such feature of Gmail which sets it apart from other service providers is the multiple accounts management option. A user with more than one Gmail account would not have to bother logging in and out of his account ten times a day to access different accounts. His accounts will automatically get saved with Gmail within the same app. Another really remarkable feature is the push notifications option. As the name suggests, this feature would immediately give a notification with an updated gmail logo as soon as a new mail is received. Not only this, it would also filter out the social and promotional mails and give notifications only for the primary mails. This is one of the many features which is not present in the iOS default app which would give notifications for all mails received without the option of applying any filter at all.
The archiving and undo options available with the Gmail app for iOS are perhaps even a step ahead of the actual website of gmail. To archive a mail, user has to simply hover above the mail and swipe left such that the archive option appears. To undo a wrong action, all that needs to be done is to tap on the undo option which will appear after every action you do on the Gmail app. All in all, the Gmail app is a beautiful, convenient feature of the iOS which must be made use of by anyone having a gmail account. Users who have mail accounts on different websites may still prefer to use the default iOS mail app since it integrates all the accounts, but for people who work exclusively on Gmail, this app would prove to be an absolute delight. One improvement which could have been made to the Gmail app is regarding the speed at which the app launches. But it’s not a big issue. Google will probably come up with an update soon enough and make the app absolutely perfect.