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Google will let anyone claim an Inbox invite between 6 and 7 pm ET today

Submitted by John Callaham on Wed, 11/05/2014 - 16:17

If you have yet to receive an invite to try out Inbox, you could get one very quickly later this evening. Google will accept all requests to try out their Gmail-based email management app from 3-4 pm Pacific Time (6-7 PM Eastern Time) today.

Gmail's new 'Inbox' will help you better manage your reminders, emails, and more

Submitted by Derek Kessler on Wed, 10/22/2014 - 13:35

Gmail's trying something new, something that is a rather fundamental change to the Gmail experience, and it's called 'Inbox'. The new app for iOS introduces a number of new features that aim to make it easier to manage the every-increasing flow of email we see every day, including bundling similar emails, highlighting important info, and making it easier to add reminders from your inbox.

Gmail app now supports the glorious higher resolutions of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus

Submitted by Derek Kessler on Mon, 10/06/2014 - 13:18

Behold, users of the Gmail for iOS app, your salvation is here: today's update brings proper support for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. No longer will you have to deal with blurry display-zoomed text and hilariously-large status bar icons, no more will your loved ones have to cope with your disdain for the misused screen real estate. Today, Gmail for iPhone properly supports the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, and all is right in the world.

How to add a Gmail or Google apps account to your iPhone or iPad using an app-specific password

Submitted by Allyson Kazmucha on Thu, 10/02/2014 - 17:21

If you have a Gmail or Google apps account that has two-step verification enabled, the process of linking your account to your iPhone or iPad is slightly different, as you may have found out if you attempted to sign in and got an incorrect password error. This is because you'll need to generate an app-specific password for your iPhone or iPad in order to securely link them to your Gmail or Google Apps account.

Gmail app update for iPhone and iPad lets users insert Google Drive files into emails

Submitted by John Callaham on Thu, 07/24/2014 - 15:01

Google has released an update for its Gmail app for the iPhone and iPad that will now allow users to insert any files they might have on their Google Drive cloud storage acount into one of their emails.

Google introduces new Gmail APIs for developers and their apps

Submitted by Sam Sabri on Wed, 06/25/2014 - 21:43

Earlier today, Google announced and introduced new APIs for Gmail. These new APIs will help developers create apps that go beyond the limitations of IMAP. At least that's what Google is hoping for with today's announcement.

New and updated apps: Real Racing, Netflix, Gmail and more!

Submitted by Peter Cohen on Wed, 04/16/2014 - 10:26

Every day dozens and dozens of new and updated apps and games hit the iOS and Mac App Stores. It's impossible to keep up with them all, but it's not impossible to pick out the very best. Here they are! Today we've got iOS game updates, new Borderlands 2 DLC for Mac users, a Netflix update and more!

Gmail 3.0 for iOS adds background refresh, no more waiting for your mail!

Submitted by Joseph Keller on Wed, 03/05/2014 - 12:29

Gmail for iOS has been updated to version 3.0, adding background refresh to make viewing your email faster. While Gmail already utilizes push notifications, users have previously needed to wait for the app to refresh and load new messages when opening it.

Google apologizes for outage, claims what we had was a failure to configurate...

Submitted by Rene Ritchie on Fri, 01/24/2014 - 22:34

Google services like Gmail, Calendar, Google+, and pretty much anything and everything that required a login was down for a while today, and it turns out the reason for it all was a bum configuration file that got accidentally, devastatingly pushed live. Ben Treynor, VP Engineering at Google:

Is Gmail down for you?

Submitted by Peter Cohen on Fri, 01/24/2014 - 14:18

Users are reporting an outage that's preventing Google's popular e-mail service Gmail from working. Are you having a hard time getting Gmail to send or receive e-mail?

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