Google has announced a Java-based Gmail application, adding to the mobile web version of Gmail that’s been around for a while. At first glance, it seems pretty decent — it’s very simple and straightforward, and works pretty much like you’d expect, with zero configuration. I’ve installed it on a Nokia E61, and I’m hard pressed to come up with any significant differences between it and the on-board email client, apart from a lack of contacts integration (though it can access Gmail contacts and addresses, so that shouldn’t be much of a concern) and an inability to set it to regularly check mail.
But it’s doubtful this is intended to replace the relatively full-featured email clients on smartphones, or push email apps, or be the best solution for heavy mobile email users. However, for featurephones, this looks pretty slick.
[tags]mobile, google, gmail, mobile email[/tags]
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