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These settings look like something that's great for mobile phones. On mobile there's native GMail app, so this isn't a problem.

josteink 8y ago
But I prefer webpages over apps. Especially on mobile. The apps frensy was over years ago. Nobody wants an app anymore.
- what_ever 8y ago
  > Nobody wants an app anymore. Citations needed. I, for one, like apps.
- grandmczeb 8y ago
  > Nobody wants an app anymore. News to me. You sure you’re not just projecting your personal preference?
  - josteink 8y ago
    It’s clearly my personal preference, but also my experience that fewer and fewer in my social circles wants “yet another app” when there’s already a website which works fine. Games are the only exception. And I work with software. None of my colleagues wants to work with or test anything not strictly web-based.
    - grandmczeb 8y ago
      > None of my colleagues wants to work with or test anything not strictly web-based. If that's true, I'd be willing to bet there's some extreme self-selection going on. Which is fine, but I'd be very careful about generalizing your experience outside of your immediate social circle.
- criddell 8y ago
  For anything I use regularly, I'll choose a native app over a web site or web app every time because they typically consume less battery, cpu, memory, and bandwidth. They are usually also faster and a well written app is always going to feel better than one running in a web browser.
- bassman9000 8y ago
  Haven't heard that to anyone in my professional circles and, yes, we all work in software. Anything worth it is native.
sjjshzvuiajhz 8y ago
I don’t think so - the owner of this issue is the tech lead of Progressive Web Apps at Google according to his LinkedIn. He probably envisions a future where GMail can run as a web app on a mobile phone with zero lag. Combined with previous additions to web APIs such as notifications, GMail the web app can be at parity with GMail the native app.
- xiphias2 8y ago
  That's cool, I have nothing against improving the experience of any site :)

josteink 8y ago

But I prefer webpages over apps. Especially on mobile. The apps frensy was over years ago. Nobody wants an app anymore.

what_ever 8y ago
> Nobody wants an app anymore. Citations needed. I, for one, like apps.
grandmczeb 8y ago
> Nobody wants an app anymore. News to me. You sure you’re not just projecting your personal preference?
- josteink 8y ago
  It’s clearly my personal preference, but also my experience that fewer and fewer in my social circles wants “yet another app” when there’s already a website which works fine. Games are the only exception. And I work with software. None of my colleagues wants to work with or test anything not strictly web-based.
  - grandmczeb 8y ago
    > None of my colleagues wants to work with or test anything not strictly web-based. If that's true, I'd be willing to bet there's some extreme self-selection going on. Which is fine, but I'd be very careful about generalizing your experience outside of your immediate social circle.
criddell 8y ago
For anything I use regularly, I'll choose a native app over a web site or web app every time because they typically consume less battery, cpu, memory, and bandwidth. They are usually also faster and a well written app is always going to feel better than one running in a web browser.
bassman9000 8y ago
Haven't heard that to anyone in my professional circles and, yes, we all work in software. Anything worth it is native.

sjjshzvuiajhz 8y ago

I don’t think so - the owner of this issue is the tech lead of Progressive Web Apps at Google according to his LinkedIn. He probably envisions a future where GMail can run as a web app on a mobile phone with zero lag. Combined with previous additions to web APIs such as notifications, GMail the web app can be at parity with GMail the native app.

xiphias2 8y ago
That's cool, I have nothing against improving the experience of any site :)