Comments on: Gmail gets wings, goes mobile

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Weekly Roundup, November 3, 2006 : Exclusive Concepts Blog — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:03:41 +0000

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By: burke

burke — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:59:24 +0000

I have exactly the same problem with the keyboard. The letters in the QWERTY keypad doesn't work so I have a problem finding my contacts.

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By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:05:20 +0000

Luke, I have the same problem with the keyboard not working as a QWERTY when you look for contacts :( I also have the problem sending emails with the normal client :(

By: luke

luke — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 18:10:03 +0000

the Gmail app DOES work on Nokia E61. BUT there is a very annoying problem, which I have seen on other Java apps on E61. Since the E61 has a full keyboard, sometimes the java program wants to use a phone numeric keyboard layout (where the letters have to be cycled through).

so in gmail.app, the problem is weirdly only in the Send to contacts box, where it pulls up your contacts email address.

e.g, I wan to send an email to my friend johnny@hotmail.com, so when I type in the letter j it doesnt work, I have to hit the number that on a normal phone would have the letter j on its key. REALLY ANNOYING. It's a simple issue of the java program thinking it's a Nokia device and guessing, wrongly, the configured keyboard for it.

It's still useable however…since I get a srever not found error when I try to send email from my normal client to the GMail smtp server

By: Ranjit Wilson

Ranjit Wilson — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 08:24:47 +0000

I would disagree with you, Max. I have installed the application on my Nokia N70, here in India. I am really impressed with most features, but it could really use a new mail notification feature.

By: Nelly

Nelly — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:38:54 +0000

I have been waiting for this to take place, and I cant wait to try it out, but the only thing that I don’t like with it is that you can’t watch your other accounts on Hotmail, Yahoo….
I have one program that I use in that purposes called Movamail http://movamail.com/. Besides Multiple accounts it supports POP, IMAP, Webmail. So I think I’ll leave it on my phone next to GMail mobile

By: Max

Max — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 06:23:57 +0000

Looks like you cannot even download it if you're outside US/Canada like I am. ;(

By: Convictus

Convictus — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 20:27:20 +0000

Interesting that you bring up the Yahoo!Go service. I had that on my Audiovox SMT-5600 and noticed several things. 1 it hogs memory to the extent that I had to restart the phone nearly daily. 2 it prevented outlook from polling my other accounts. It amounted to me not getting mail on my mobile from anything but Yahoo, and unstable Windows mobile 2003se. Since uninstalling that worthless app, I have not had another worry. On the other apps that seem to work well like this are opera mini a free java based webbrowser. at the very least it is quicker than IE, and at the worst it was free.

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 03:49:37 +0000

Great question Steve. My guess is it is primarily because they believe in the concept of less is more? it is good to see that they are sticking to that philosophy. also, they have this global engineering pool which might be the reason. i dont know.

talking about great java applications, how about trying out movamail. it is brilliant. if i find more, i will be more than thrilled to share them with you.

By: Steve K

Steve K — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 00:14:55 +0000

Om, can you explain why it seems like no one else besides Google has been able to make useful, network enabled J2ME apps? The mobile versions of GMail, Google Local, and Google Maps are all great. J2ME on the phone seems to be a no-brainer way to extend your online presence to mobile.

Or maybe I'm just not looking in the right places?

By: Moshe Maeir

Moshe Maeir — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 23:43:23 +0000

In one word Great!
I downloaded it to my Nokia E61, the app is designed to fit exactly into the phone window.
I made a simple filter on my main PC email to send the important emails to a new account I opened for my Nokia, works great, updates fast and it is pretty easy to operate with shortkeys defined for the phone.
Now lets see a Gtalk app for the Nokia!