GMail Mobile (Java App) 1.5 Released
Google upgraded their Gmail Mobile Java app last weekend Gmail Mobile 1.5. Google claims:
- Faster, more Gmail-like user experience
Gmail for mobile devices is easy to use and now even faster than before, with the same functions and look and feel as Gmail on the web. Once installed on your mobile device, you’re just a click or two away from the messages in your Gmail inbox. 
Easier on data consumption
We streamlined the application to use about half as much data as before – reducing access time and data cost.- Web and mobile in sync
Your Gmail account stays in sync whether you access it from your PC or your phone. Send an email from your mobile device and you’ll find it in the ‘Sent Mail’ folder on your PC. - Searching
Gmail for mobile devices allows you to search through your entire Gmail archive in seconds. Simply click on the search menu option and input your query.
Among the new features, you notice:
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Display contact information including photo, email address, phone number, and notes when you click on a contact
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Call Gmail contact by clicking on their phone number
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Save draft e-mail for sending it later. The weird thing is that the message is saved on your phone, not in Drafts, and you can only have one unfinished message at any given time
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Gmail shows the bandwidth usage every time it loads data. There’s also an option for encrypting your traffic, but this is not recommended because it slows down the app.
Google adds a small message “Sent from Gmail for mobile | mobile.google.com” to say “metoo” to Blackberry users. But optionally you can turn it off in the settings if you find it’s annoying.
To install it or upgrade from an older version, visit gmail.com/app from your mobile phone. If that doesn’t work or you want to download the file from your computer, try this direct link. To revert to Gmail Mobile 1.1.1, install this file.
[Via GoogleSystem]
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