Chatty
Google Chat is now part of the Gmail app on iPhone and iPad
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The Gmail app on iPhone and iPad now has a new Google Chat tab alongside its Meet and Mail tabs.
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ABOUT TIME
Gmail finally gets App Store privacy label information
After months of radio silence, Google has finally added information to its Gmail app for iOS so that it complies with Apple's new privacy labels.
Check your email
Kiwi for Gmail 3.0 adds support for Apple M1, browser extensions and more
The latest Kiwi for Gmail update adds lots of new features, including browser extension support, full media integration, and more.
Out of date
The Gmail iOS app is now warning users that it is out of date
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After two months without an update to theoretically avoid displaying privacy labels, the Gmail app is now out of date with no update available.
Widget time!
Gmail app for iOS adds support for widgets on iOS 14
The new widget works on the Today View on both iPhone and iPad as well as the Home Screen on the iPhone for devices running iOS 14.
Nifty!
Google highlights new apps and new features for iPhone owners
Highlights include new widgets, new Apple Watch apps, setting a default browser and email app, and privacy features for Google Drive.
Uh oh
A number of Google's services, including Gmail and Nest, have gone down
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According to reports from users and some server monitoring websites, a bunch of Google's services have gone down.
Finally
You can now make Gmail the default mail app on iPhone and iPad
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A week after Apple rolled out iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 to the public, Google has rolled out default mail app support to the Gmail app.
It's Gmail but better
Mimestream is a new email app that's 'made for Mac, optimized for Gmail'
Apple's Mail app does support Gmail, but the experience could be way better. That's something Mimestream hopes to capitalize on.
It happened
Hell froze over, pigs flew, and Google added Split View to Gmail for iPad
Google's reputation for being awfully slow to adding support for new iOS features is well earned but it's now added support for Split View on iPad. And it only took five years.