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Google finally lets you push Gmail!
02 years ago
I have been a long time user of Google’s push support for Contacts and Calender entries. When I tested it for the first time, I ended up writing a blog entry with the title “I simply love it!“. The only bad thing with the solution back then, was that push support was not enabled for Gmail.
Guess what? Today that changed. Users have ran down Google with requests on Google’s popular Product Ideas page and Help Forum. Our cries have finally been heard, and people using iPhone, iPod Touch and Windows Mobile devices, can now use the new functionality. Users of old fashioned S60 devices, should consider running to the closest mobile phone store. Just kidding, I am sure you will soon get this much requested functionality as well!
For those of you that already are using Google Sync, simply go to Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendars and choose the Google/Gmail account. In the window that then comes up, simply activate the ActiveSync for Mail. By default Gmail will only push emails you have received the three last days and not your whole Gmail account. That’s it, that’s all the magic …
Gmail and Spam
0We have all heard how good the spam filter is on Gmail. Well, that is just on incoming e-mail. Google should apply the same spam filter rules on outgoing e-mails. Why? I am administrating about 40 mailinglists and lately I have noticed change from Viagra to Dentists, and that all the Dentist spam is coming from various Gmail accounts:
Gmail With IMAP-support!
0Seems like the iPhone is opening new functionality on Gmail, as Google has just enabled IMAP support:
This is awesome, and I hope that they will soon update my Gmail account with this great, new functionality!