Coming soon: a Gmail Android app that will support for Microsoft's Outlook and Yahoo Mail.
Product manager Matthew Izatt said the app will initially be available
for devices running Google's Android mobile operating system.
"(W)e know some of you have email addresses that aren’t Gmail (it’s
okay to admit it). The updated Gmail app now supports all email
providers, which means you can now set up a separate inbox for, say,
your Yahoo Mail or Outlook.com addresses using POP/IMAP," Izatt said in a blog post.
He
also said there is now a convenient Reply button at the bottom of every
message, so a user can "continue a conversation when ... on the go."
For now, Izatt said the updated Gmail app will support devices running Android 4.0 and up.
But for those who could not wait for the Gmail 5.0 app to reach Google
Play, they can download its APK, enthusiast site Android Police said.
Android police cited the new Gmail app's support for corporate/exchange
accounts as, "a capability that obviates the stock email app and
promises to unite all your inboxes under one roof (unless of course
you're using Inbox, which supports neither exchange nor Google Apps
accounts)."
The APK files are signed by Google and can upgrade an existing app.
A separate report on 9to5google.com said the interface has been
reimagined with Material Design, the theme for Android Lollipop.
9to5google.com noted another new feature allows instant auto-updating of email threads.
"This means that when you’re reading a thread, instead of notification appearing to alert you of the reply, the reply itself simply appears," 9to5google.com said. — Joel Locsin/ELR, GMA News
source: gmanetwork.com
