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Gmail in mobile Safari: now even more like a native app
October 27, 2010
Posted by Brett Lider, User Experience Designer
(Cross-posted from the
Mobile blog
)
Go to
gmail.com
from your iPhone and you’ll notice two improvements we’ve rolled out over the past few weeks. First, scrolling is snappier: the speed of scrolling reflects the speed of your swipe gesture. This is helpful for long conversations where a few quick flicks will get you to the information you need much faster than before. Second, the toolbars stay on screen while you’re scrolling rather than moving down into view
after
each scroll. Being able to access your toolbars from any point on the page should make it easier to triage your email and move around the app.
If you use Gmail in your mobile browser a lot, you may have noticed that we recently tried several different variations of these buttons. We‘ve iterated on the design and made improvements based on your feedback. If you have more suggestions, please post them in our
forum
or, if you use Twitter, mention #gmailmobile and we'll take a look. If you’re a developer and are interested in learning about the Javascript and HTML techniques we used to do this, we’ll post an article to
code.google.com/mobile
in the coming weeks.
You can see these improvements by visiting gmail.com from the browser of iPhone and iPod touch devices running iOS4 (English-only for now). And if you like Gmail in mobile Safari, make getting to it easier by tapping the “+” at the bottom of the screen and then “Add to Home Screen.” (Don’t see the new changes yet? Try
clearing your cache
and refreshing the page.)
New in Labs: Auto-advance to the next conversation
October 26, 2010
Posted by Bruce DiBello, Software Engineer
Today, whenever you open an email in your Gmail inbox and then archive or delete it, you’re taken back to your inbox.
Many
of
you
have
asked
for the ability to instead go to the next conversation. Keyboard ninjas will already be familiar with the “]” and “[“
keyboard shortcuts
for archiving and going to the next/previous conversation. For everyone else (and for people who frequently mute or delete conversations rather than archive them) we’re offering a new feature in Gmail Labs called “Auto-advance,” which automatically opens the next conversation after you archive/delete/mute the one you’re on.
To get started with “Auto-advance” go to the
Labs tab in Settings
, enable it, and click the “Save changes” button. By default, “Auto-advance” will advance to the previous (older) conversation in your inbox -- perfect for people who read their newest mail first. If you usually read your oldest email first and would rather advance to the next (newer) conversation, you can change the direction from the
General Settings tab
.
Hopefully this will save you some time the next time you have to deal with a crowded inbox. Try it out and
let us know
what you think.
Help us improve Tasks
October 26, 2010
Posted by David Tattersall, Associate Product Manager
If you’re using
Tasks
, you’ve probably thought about something you’d like us to improve or an additional feature you wish you had. Well, we want to hear your ideas — whether they’re for Tasks in Gmail, in Google Calendar, or on your phone.
For the next few weeks, we’re running a
poll for Tasks feature requests
. We really appreciate the feedback we’ve already received about syncing, sharing, Calendar integration and more, and we’re looking forward to hearing more details within these topics as well as any new requests you have. The poll will remain open until November 19th, at which point we’ll take a careful look at all of the feedback and prioritize your requests. So if you have a few minutes between now and then, please take a look and vote to help us improve Tasks functionality. Thanks!
Help keep your account safe with the Gmail security checklist
October 15, 2010
Posted by Diana Phan, Gmail Support Team
October is
National Cyber Security Awareness month
and a good time for a reminder about why hijackers do what they do and how you can protect your account. Check out the
Online Security blog
to learn about common hijacking techniques and security practices that will help you stay one step ahead of the bad guys. To help ensure your Gmail account is safe, take a minute to visit the Gmail help center and complete our new
security checklist
.
Follow Gmail on Twitter
October 4, 2010
Posted by Jason Toff, @gmail team
We launch new features in Gmail almost every week, and people learn about these features from different sources -- friends and family, the news, this blog, or our
what’s new
page. But heavy Twitter users like me often have to rely on
@google
and other users for updates related to Gmail. Starting today, you can now get all your Gmail news, tips and tricks directly from
@gmail
.
As always, if you encounter any issues with your Gmail account, our
Help Center
and
user forum
are your best resources. But if you have feedback or ideas you want to share, feel free to reply @gmail or include #gmail in tweets - we’ll be reading your feedback periodically.
We’re also giving away 140 snazzy t-shirts:
To get a shirt, tweet your best ode or
haiku
to Gmail (see
some
examples
). The first 140 people to do so will get a free shirt in the mail (subject to these
contest terms
).
To follow us, visit
http://twitter.com/gmail
.
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