GMail for Mobile grows up: 2.0 now available

I am enjoying working with GMail on the T-Mobile G1 due to its tight integration with all things Google.  Working with GMail on other phones has not been too shabby with GMail for Mobile and today they’ve announced the release of the next version 2.0.  This new version supports any phone using J2ME and Blackberries and has the following features according to Google:

  • Overall performance improvement: You should experience significant raw speed improvement, smoother scrolling, and no freezing.
  • Multiple accounts management:If you have both a Gmail and Google Apps email account, you can easilyswitch between them quickly. You will no longer have to use twodifferent mobile apps to access personal and work emails.
  • Multiple mobile email drafts: You can save multiple email drafts in your mobile phone, so that you can pick and choose what you would like to send later.
  • Powerful shortcut keys:If you have a QWERTY phone, you can use shortcut keys. Hit ‘z’ to undo,’k’ to go to a newer conversation, and ‘j’ to go to an olderconversation. See Menu/Help in the app for more shortcuts.
  • Basic offline support:Can’t get a signal? Not a problem. You can compose and read your mostrecent emails even when there is no signal. Also, any outgoing messageswill be saved in the outbox on your phone and sent automatically whenyou’re back in coverage.

That’s pretty significant, especially that last one that lets you compose and read email even when offline.  Google is proud that this new version supports 35 different languages too.  Kudos to Google for continuing to make improvements to the mobile version of GMail, even though the Google phone is now out.

Just go here using your mobile browser to download this new version.  Here’s a little video to show off the new GMail Mobile 2.0:

http://www.youtube.com/v/ykbMU58W08k&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1

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